Woodturning Wavy Flower Bowl Inspired By Ceramic Display
by Alan Stratton on Friday, June 15th, 2018 | 2 Comments
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This project is inspired by a wall display at a hotel. The display looked like a field of flowers. My thought upon seeing the display – What can I do that is similar?
Here it is, a maple bowl with a wavy rim that makes a strong resemblance to a flower.
The major change is to leave a very thick rim that I could carve into a random wave.
My maple bowl is about seven inches diameter and about two inches thick.
Enjoy!
Could you make a thin wall and bend it wet.
Another possibility is to turn thin and steam bend. Worth trying on projects.
However, IMO, bending wood cannot create length. If you compare the circumference of an equivalent bowl to the actual length of the waves, the waves are much longer. Since bending cannot stretch wood, I did not choose this way.
In addition, wood bends easiest across grain such as the wood cowboy hats.
Thanks for thinking. I appreciate the exchange of ideas.
Alan