I coulda been a contenda

[Ron in Drums PA]

This almost finished as a hollow form.

I was speaking to another turner about a mishap I had a while back.

I had this piece vacuum chucked on a lathe when we had a power outage.


You can guess what happen next.

This sat on one of my work benches (I think it used to be a table saw) for a while until I figured out how to remount it.

By the time I got around to it the form moved just enough to make it even more difficult so I decided with a little sanding I could make a bowl out of it.

It measures about 4.25" high by about 6.5" wide.
Bubinga, ebony and maple burl.

Thanks for looking

 

[GoodTurnsJR]

don't tell anyone it was supposed to be something else, it looks great as it came out!

 

[gketell]

It is gorgeous!!! I love how you got the rim segmenting to line up so perfectly with the base segmenting so that each base segment splits the center of a rim segment! Great stuff!!

GK

 

[UKpenmaker]

Fantasic work Ron, excellent workmanship.[8D]

 

[woodbutcher]

Your segmenting is excellent!

 

[wudnhed]

Really beautiful,Ron! Love the segmenting and colors work well, gorgeous!

 

[JimGo]

I agree with everyone else - that's a beauty!

 

[gerryr]

Looks pretty hollow to me. Beautiful work, Ron..

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Thanks Folks

I don't feel so bad now

 

[Rojo22]

Nice job with the wood selection, you should be proud of that no matter what the "original" form was...It is a beautiful piece!

 

[alamocdc]

Great salvage job, Ron!

 

[GaryMGg]

Looks like you took the prize.

 

[Ligget]

Brilliant work![]