Bubinga bowl

[Les Symonds]

This was never meant to happen! I mounted a random bowl blank on the lathe just to skim the bottom, place some router-mat against it and use it as a compression chuck to reverse mount a 16" platter; then I realised that there was a nice bit of grain under the oxidised exterior, so this morning, rather than just unscrew it off the face-plate and bung it back into the stock-pile, I decided to carry on and make a bowl out of it. I've never turned bubinga before and found really good to work with.







Overall dimensions 20cm x 7 cm (8" x 3")

Les

[John]

Nice bowl lovely shape.
Burbinga is a nice wood to work with.
You should have no trouble selling it.
John

[Bryan Milham]

Les,

I've not been ignoring you, but from your description of the discovery of this bowl inside an old oxide covered bit of wood, I've been trying to remember a word, now I've got it...

... Serendipity (lucky happenstance).

I agree, a fantastic grain, tight because of the lack of our European seasons in the tropics and a a good hard wood capable of taking such a high polish.  Nice shape too, I like the undercut rim.

[Les Symonds]

Cheers Bryan....'twas Serendipitous, indeed. Glad you liked the shape; the lady who bought it from me and the lady who received it as a Christmas present were both very pleased.
Les.

[Roderick Evans]

Siwd mae Les, cyfarchion y tymor!!

Lovely timber Bubinga, njcely turned and finished bowl. Do you use a light box and two lights at 45 degrees to each other for your photos? they come out really well. Sion Corn dropped a Crown Mini Hollowing Tool off for me Xmas day from Mark Sanger, hope to experiment with it and get something posted before the new year.

Rod

[woodndesign]

Les, you've created the ideal form, the fine lip, then wide under cut to the rim, you've got a superb finish and signed it off nicely.
I've turned bubinga and it has a beautiful colour hue from a pinkish red to a darker reddish brown with darker purple streaks which are captured in your piece.

Cheers   Dewi

[Les Symonds]

Hi guys....thanks for the comments, they are gratefully accepted.
Rod....you are absolutely right. I have one of those colapsible, portable cubes and just sit the items in it with the lights on the outside. It makes quite a difference.
Dewi....praise indeed....thanks for that.

Les