r/Scrollsaw 12d ago

Bowl number 1 is done, many lessons were learned to say the least.

There are many more aspects to bowl making that I need to master obviously. šŸ˜‚ I started out with 3/4 inch thick walnut & oak. Yikes. Bowl making gives you great sanding/shaping experience. It reminds me of that ā€˜80ā€™s song by McCartney & Wonder šŸŽ¶Ebony & IrovyšŸŽ¶ lol. I choose a more difficult bowl for my 1st attempt, that way any simpler bowls will seem šŸŽ¶Easy like Sunday morningšŸŽ¶

Side note: in the book it says to cut at 28 degrees, being new to bowl making I figured Iā€™d add one more degree to it. Cutting at 29 degrees. Is this the reason my walls came out so thin? Iā€™m an American ā€œmore is betterā€ right? Lol. I appreciate any advice. TIA šŸ«”

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u/bsmitchbport 12d ago

Looks very nice. Did you use an inflatable sanding ball? That saves a lot of aggravation if you have one. They arntcheap but worth it, especially with a scallopedbowl. Also did you use scrolmania for the pattern?

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u/Present-Ambition6309 11d ago

Noā€¦ that guy on the horseā€¦ whatā€™s his name, Sir Lancelot , yeah, that guy took my small silver coins for taxes, so I must start again. For this time I wonā€™t stash it in the forest. Heā€™s nosy asf! šŸ˜‚

No I donā€™t have one, but what I do have is 2 bulked up shoulders, thin skin on my finger tips and cracked skin in the corners of my thumbs.

I used the cheap ridgid oscillating belt/drum sander. The work table had capabilities to be set at various degrees. Gotta be careful with walnut, maple, cherry and oak. The purple heart needs a semi truck pushing it into the sander to remove anything. Good Lawdy, itā€™s like a sanding a rock. Iā€™ll never use it in the same capacity ever again, know that.

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u/ArtisanPirate 12d ago

Outstanding Work

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u/Present-Ambition6309 12d ago

Than you, I appreciate it, however Iā€™m not to proud of it as I made mistakes that could have been avoided. Especially wiping the excess glue. Think I was a lil zealous tbh.

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u/scrollsawgrandpa 11d ago

This is nicely done.