My First Finished Bowl - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

western.flyer · 07-04-2012, 11:16 PM

Well here is my first bowl that actually made it all the way to being finished without ending up in the scrap wood bucket. It's made out of 3/4 pine and went together with just some fine sanding unlike my other attempts.

KarenC · 07-05-2012, 12:40 AM

Nice bowl! I haven't gotten up the courage to try one myself yet. Was it hard to get the angles right?

handibunny · 07-05-2012, 12:52 AM

Nice job on the bowl. The grain looks really pretty. Hope this is just the first of many.
Congratulations!

western.flyer · 07-05-2012, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenC

Nice bowl! I haven't gotten up the courage to try one myself yet. Was it hard to get the angles right?

Once Carole helped me out by explaining the way to do the angles is was pretty easy even though this is just a simple bowl.

And thanks Carole for your help up until now all I had managed to make was fire wood.

Terry Jay · 07-05-2012, 04:05 AM

Nice job! The things are addictive.
Terry

DWSudekum · 07-05-2012, 06:16 AM

Very Nicely done 1st bowl.. Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW

Fran1942 · 07-05-2012, 06:45 AM

Nice job, I knew you could do it.
Fran

Wood Dog · 07-05-2012, 02:00 PM

Sweeeeet beans, this is one of many you will make, somehow I just know it. Congrats on sticking with it, and for sharing your photo with us.

bstark · 07-06-2012, 06:33 PM

Very cool! I was physically tired after sanding on some bowls I tried. I am hoping making sure the wood is perfectly flat will decrease the sanding.

handibunny · 07-06-2012, 09:21 PM

Flat wood is really critical to getting the glue-up just right. Stack the rings and check carefully for any spaces before gluing them together. A sheet of 150 grit sandpaper attached to a granite tile is a great surface for getting rid of irregularities. Don't skip this step, even if you have to spend a lot of time on it.

You can always sand the inner and outer faces of your glued up rings, but if there are little gaps between the rings, the bowl will never look great (guess how I know!).

Another tip: if you have some really ugly places on your rings--bad cuts, drill marks, etc., you can often start the sanding process by getting out the worst of the mess before you glue the rings up. Just be sure you have enough wood to do that. If not, just glue it up and make the best of it. I've rescued many bowls that I was sure were hopeless, including some that were good enough to include in the book.

And don't forget to enjoy the ride!

07-05-2012, 12:52 AM	#3
handibunny cute and crafty Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,372 Thanks: 10 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	Nice job on the bowl. The grain looks really pretty. Hope this is just the first of many. Congratulations! __________________ Carole Follow me on my blog: www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com

07-05-2012, 04:05 AM	#5
Terry Jay Got Moose? Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Peninsula, Kenai & Olympic Posts: 375 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Nice job! The things are addictive. Terry __________________ Got Moose?

07-05-2012, 02:00 PM	#8
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,748 Thanks: 13 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	Sweeeeet beans, this is one of many you will make, somehow I just know it. Congrats on sticking with it, and for sharing your photo with us. __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

07-06-2012, 09:21 PM	#10
handibunny cute and crafty Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,372 Thanks: 10 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	Flat wood is really critical to getting the glue-up just right. Stack the rings and check carefully for any spaces before gluing them together. A sheet of 150 grit sandpaper attached to a granite tile is a great surface for getting rid of irregularities. Don't skip this step, even if you have to spend a lot of time on it. You can always sand the inner and outer faces of your glued up rings, but if there are little gaps between the rings, the bowl will never look great (guess how I know!). Another tip: if you have some really ugly places on your rings--bad cuts, drill marks, etc., you can often start the sanding process by getting out the worst of the mess before you glue the rings up. Just be sure you have enough wood to do that. If not, just glue it up and make the best of it. I've rescued many bowls that I was sure were hopeless, including some that were good enough to include in the book. And don't forget to enjoy the ride! __________________ Carole Follow me on my blog: www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com

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07-05-2012, 12:40 AM	#2
KarenC Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice bowl! I haven't gotten up the courage to try one myself yet. Was it hard to get the angles right?

07-05-2012, 06:16 AM	#6
DWSudekum Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 1,901 Thanks: 4 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	Very Nicely done 1st bowl.. Thanks for sharing it with us. DW

07-05-2012, 06:45 AM	#7
Fran1942 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,210 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Nice job, I knew you could do it. Fran

07-06-2012, 06:33 PM	#9
bstark Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 183 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Very cool! I was physically tired after sanding on some bowls I tried. I am hoping making sure the wood is perfectly flat will decrease the sanding.

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