double ended floating bowl.

[wider]

my first attempt at doing a double ended floating bowl. I need to refine the shape a little but getting there. may be the next one will be a 4 bowl floater. all comments welcome

[fuzzyturns]

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the technical challenge. In fact, I wouldn't even try this. And it would seem you have some nice, even shapes and finish on it.
Having said that: I think you would do this piece a lot of good by just cleaning up the flat sides with a disc sander. And, to be honest, the result does very little for me. For turners it's more like a curio item, and for customers I don't think it's going anywhere. But that's just me.

[wider]

thank you for your reply. i have done several single ended floating bowls and sold all of them. this was just a try and see if it is possible to do item. i will see soon if it is going to sell as i have several fairs coming up. i just like to see if the ideas in my head are actually possible. the 4 sided bowl is next. i will sand and clean the flats to a better finish.

[Les Symonds]

I'm torn between the two of you. Like Fuzzy, the shape does nothing for me, but having said that, I think that experimentation is a good thing and if, through it, we can learn  methods of producing shapes and combinations of shapes, then that's great. Any design process involving experimentation is good, if only for the procedure rather than for the end result.
Now for the piece itself, it lacks finish. Take a look at the rim of the right hand bowl in the first picture; it's very uneven! Fuzzy is right to point out the lack of finish on the box section and I would have liked to have seen a cleaner, sharper intersection between the bowl and the box.
Les

[Bryan Milham]

Interesting. It could have been cut into two small bowl blanks but as this double-ended bowl it's so much more.

Again I'm not sure why the finish in the/on the bowls is so good, but the rest of the unturned wood looks 'raw'. A little more 'something' on the unfinished wood and this would be a fantastic piece of work.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

I like these for being different. I do think the crispness of the join between bowl and stand could be improved and I echo those comments about the finish. I also think they would look a little bit nicer if they had raised bowl rims. Other wise I think this is a clever and different use of timber. Well done.

[wider]

every one that has commented on this bowl can I say thank you. I am going to correct the points that you have commented on wear I can. I will clean up the sides of the block area but as I do not think I can re mount the bowl and crisp up the transition of the bowl I will have to leave that and remember about this on the next attempt I do. I will post corrective photos when I have done this.