Small bowl

[Paul hd]

Hi All,

 

This is a piece of Pau Amarello (Yellow Heart). I got this given to me with some other wood when I bought my first lathe. I need more practice and a few better tools but it was OK.

 

[Scrolling Steve]

Beautiful wood !......I don't have a lathe , but enjoyed watching your video....Thanks for sharing.

[Lucky2]

Good video Paul, thanks for sharing it with us. I think you got a very nice looking bowl out of that piece of wood, and the finish is near perfect to look at. I see a blue strap on the ways of your lathe, is it strapped down? What model of lathe do you own, and what do you think of it? I'm considering purchasing a new one, I just haven't decided on which brand. And, I'll have to get rid of at least two of the ones I already own, or so I've been told. 

Len

[Clayton717]

great looking bowl. I like working with yellowheart. I use it a lot in my intarsia.

[amazingkevin]

Hi All,

 

This is a piece of Pau Amarello (Yellow Heart). I got this given to me with some other wood when I bought my first lathe. I need more practice and a few better tools but it was OK.

 

My favorite color.I'd buy most anything yellow!

[Paul hd]

Good video Paul, thanks for sharing it with us. I think you got a very nice looking bowl out of that piece of wood, and the finish is near perfect to look at. I see a blue strap on the ways of your lathe, is it strapped down? What model of lathe do you own, and what do you think of it? I'm considering purchasing a new one, I just haven't decided on which brand. And, I'll have to get rid of at least two of the ones I already own, or so I've been told. 

Len

Hi Len,

correct. I have a strap at each end at the moment holding the lathe on my Mystro stand. I will eventually get around to using the bolt holes but I will need to make up some plates, for now the straps do a good job.

 

The lathe is a Nova Comet 2.

When my Old huge Myford Mystro started to make some noises I decided to get a new lathe but wanted something much smaller.

I did a bit of research and it came down to two lathes the other being the Jet 1014vs

I decided on the Comet as it had Reverse, it was slightly heavier and it came with a chuck and at the time they were the same price.

If needed you can buy a bolt on grinder attachment.

 

For pens and small bowls like the one above it is great. If you wanted to turn a log that was 10 inch in diameter and 15 inches long then I would say to go bigger. If you need any more info do not hesitate to ask.

 

I had another go at turning a bowl yesterday. The first bit of wood was a nightmare, it was so dusty I decided to give up on that and try another piece of wood which turned out to be a bit of Yew. I need to concentrate more on my finishing cuts.

 

[hawkeye10]

Hi All,

 

This is a piece of Pau Amarello (Yellow Heart). I got this given to me with some other wood when I bought my first lathe. I need more practice and a few better tools but it was OK.

 

Paul I agree wood is beautiful and so is the bowl.