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Title: Aspen Bowl
Post by: EIEIO on March 21, 2013, 07:17:40 pm

Here's a bowl similar to one of Carol Rothman's designs. I't cut from 7.25"x8"x3/4" Aspen. I got a Ridgid spindle/belt sander to try bowl making. It did a great job. I found it easier to hold the bowl in place on the spindle or the belt manually rather than try to sit the bowl on the tilted half table, so IMHO the tilting table is not needed for bowl making.

Carol recommends gluing up the rings and sanding the inside before gluing the bottom on the bowl - that's a great help in getting to the bottom of the bowl and being able to see what you're doing. Her book "Wooden Bowls from the Scroll Saw" is full of advice like that - well worth the cost.

Scroll saw bowls and baskets are such an efficient use of wood - the whole bowl is cut from that single flat board. I like it.  

Title: Re: Aspen Bowl
Post by: jrpeteo on March 21, 2013, 07:41:09 pm

Very nice bowl, I also have Carols book, and she also has some helpful videos. I have looked at that spindle sander at HD many times, just can't pry the $$ out of my wallet.☺
Pete

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Post by: dgman on March 21, 2013, 07:51:26 pm

Nice!

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Post by: ToverT on March 21, 2013, 08:09:53 pm

Very very nice!  I too have Carole's book and the Rigid spindle sander.  It is a great tool.  I just ordered some Aspen, it will be here tomorrow.  I have a few of her projects on my to do list.

Thanks for showing that one, looks great!

Tommy T

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Post by: Al W on March 21, 2013, 08:37:12 pm

Well done!  I really like those bowls, I just can't seem to find the time.

Thanks for sharing that one with us.

Al

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Post by: Becky on March 21, 2013, 09:11:43 pm

Looks great!

I made a couple of her bowls but I don't really have the right tools for the sanding so it took forever.  That kind of put me off it.  Some of the bowls in her book are really nice though.

Title: Re: Aspen Bowl
Post by: DWSudekum on March 22, 2013, 03:00:47 am

Very nicely done.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

I like a lot of folks do not have a spindle sander
I have however built a long shafted ( used an old air conditioner motor and put a Jacobs chuck on it ) unit that I put a drum sander on.  It works fairly well.


DW

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Post by: BigPete on March 22, 2013, 03:55:14 am

looks great , nicely done ...Pete

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Post by: wombatie on March 22, 2013, 04:12:35 am

EIEIO that is great and I love the wood.  Well done.

Marg

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Post by: newfie on March 22, 2013, 07:51:22 am

nice work

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Post by: Marcellarius on March 22, 2013, 08:42:56 am

very nice bowl, nice light wood choice. great job

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Post by: frankorona on March 22, 2013, 09:06:38 am

Amazing job, looks great, thanks for sharing

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Post by: smitty0312 on March 22, 2013, 01:57:23 pm

Impressive piece there, looks great. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by: Russ C on March 23, 2013, 10:18:59 am

Looks awesome, thanks for posting.  :)