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handibunny · 10-31-2009, 10:40 PM

I've started to experiment with edge effects, and got the really dumb idea to try a bowl with 8 points. That meant trying to make 8 freehand shapes look like each other, nice and smooth inside and out, without catching an edge on the sander and flinging the bowl across the room, or sanding through the wood.

I had serious doubts that I could pull it off, but chose a 3/8" ring (wider than I've been using) to give me plenty of wood to work with, and chose sapele because it sands really nicely, like mahogany.

It took a lot more time than I thought, but was less fragile than it looked, and I think it's pretty cool.

lucky788scroller · 11-01-2009, 12:17 AM

Its kinda neat. Its not my favorite design youve come up with, but its still a winner! and it will look nice displayed in book #2

wood-n-things · 11-01-2009, 12:25 AM

I like it..

Wood Dog · 11-01-2009, 12:42 AM

Wow, that is some kind of sanding Carole....I don't plan on even trying that one, not even after I get 10 years experience making bowls.
Very nice.

Band Saw Box · 11-01-2009, 01:09 AM

Very nice bowl and very cool effect all the point look really good. What sander/sanders did you use on this one. I think I would like to give a bowl like that one a try. Thanks for sharing.

KTravis · 11-01-2009, 01:30 AM

Beautiful!!!

So what did you use to sand with? My immediate thought would be to mark the 8 high points and 8 low points, then grab my power carver and go for it. Next I'd wrap up with finish sanding.

I really appreciate your sharing ideas and projects. Really gets me thinking about design options I would never have thought of.

Lord Bless!

jim_mex · 11-01-2009, 02:00 AM

Hi Carole - that sure is one cool looking bowl. You certainly did pull it off
Well done and thanks for sharing the experience

marshall · 11-01-2009, 02:04 AM

Carole this one cool bowl

, a great conversation piece for anyone that would visit you for sure ............Love it ...............

Anneh · 11-01-2009, 02:05 AM

That's beautiful, Carole. It does look really fragile though.
Love it!
Anne

saw dust · 11-01-2009, 02:18 AM

Very beautiful work Carole. You just keep setting the bar higher and higher with your bowls. Thanks for sharing. saw dust

11-01-2009, 12:25 AM	#3
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	I like it.. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

11-01-2009, 12:42 AM	#4
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	Wow, that is some kind of sanding Carole....I don't plan on even trying that one, not even after I get 10 years experience making bowls. Very nice. __________________ WD

11-01-2009, 01:09 AM	#5
Band Saw Box World's Greatest Scroller Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 1,005	Very nice bowl and very cool effect all the point look really good. What sander/sanders did you use on this one. I think I would like to give a bowl like that one a try. Thanks for sharing. __________________ : Dan US Navy PR1 (Ret) To all who serve or have served, Thank you Well I am the worlds greatest scroller at my house.

11-01-2009, 01:30 AM	#6
KTravis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina coast Posts: 150	Beautiful!!! So what did you use to sand with? My immediate thought would be to mark the 8 high points and 8 low points, then grab my power carver and go for it. Next I'd wrap up with finish sanding. I really appreciate your sharing ideas and projects. Really gets me thinking about design options I would never have thought of. Lord Bless! __________________ Kip Scrollin' with an Ex-21 http://tidewater-creations.com I WAITED patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:1-3

11-01-2009, 02:00 AM	#7
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 1,788	Hi Carole - that sure is one cool looking bowl. You certainly did pull it off Well done and thanks for sharing the experience __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

11-01-2009, 12:17 AM	#2
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Its kinda neat. Its not my favorite design youve come up with, but its still a winner! and it will look nice displayed in book #2 __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-01-2009, 02:04 AM	#8
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR Posts: 2,117	Carole this one cool bowl , a great conversation piece for anyone that would visit you for sure ............Love it ............... __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

11-01-2009, 02:05 AM	#9
Anneh Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 365	That's beautiful, Carole. It does look really fragile though. Love it! Anne __________________ Anneh

11-01-2009, 02:18 AM	#10
saw dust Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 626	Very beautiful work Carole. You just keep setting the bar higher and higher with your bowls. Thanks for sharing. saw dust

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