2x4 Bowl 2.0

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

This is the super sized version.... 19" diameter, 3" thick. Finished with Tried and True Original.

[Prairie Game Calls]

  Awesome job my man! 

Larry

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

Thanks Larry! I had fun doing it!

[VECtor Calls]

Very nice work David!

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

Thanks! :D

[HaMeR]

Very nice bowl David!! The benefit is that by working with pine you get to learn how to make scraping cuts & sand everything smooth!!

[HuntnCarve]

Very nice David!  You are becoming quite the Master on that lathe.  Well done!

HuntnCarve
Dave

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

Thanks guys!

HaMeR, I HATE PINE. Lol. It doesn't matter how sharp your tools are, it tears out. You can't spin it fast either because of the size.....

[HaMeR]

You don't have to like turning it David. It's a good wood to learn shearing & scraping cuts on. It can also help you with your tool sharpening. Pine is a different animal on the lathe than it is when worked flat. Just keep doing what you're doing. It seems to be working for you.

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

 

[Rick Howard]

Looks great David. 

I can't help but point out that your socket looks like the edge is on a knot.  Knots can fall out or break out pretty easy.    Then a failure of the socket is possible.  A piece that large would make that more likely.  Be careful, having a droopy lip because you took a piece of wood to the dome, at high speed, will not impress the ladies.   

[David @ Mad Duck Game Calls]

Thanks.   

I really can't help that, because there is a knot in EVERY 2x4 made. lol. I turned all of this at 300 rpm, and took about 3 LIGHT cuts at 600 to get it smoothed out.

[Rick Howard]

When your doing your glue up, position the pieces with so you have clear peices in the middle :).  Your right though, pine is full of knots.  They run havaok on a chain mortise.

I'm not criticizing.  Like I said, the piece turned out very good.   It has has good glue joints, turned well, sanded well, and finished well.  I like its look too.  The shape is clean and how the knots break the clear spots.