Oval bowl, Football ?

[preprius]

I wanted to try to make a football bowl.  So I made an oval about the same size as a football. Outer ring is about 11inches.

I chose Myrtle for the wood. 

I wanted about 1/4 inch thick walls.  So it comes out to 22.5 degrees angle. So I drilled the holes and cut the rings. 

Glued the rings together but left off the bottom.  That way I could sand the inside of the bowl.  I used a foam pipe cover to hold sandpaper easier.  The outside was sanded with palm sander.  

After is was all glued up, I used butcher block conditioner which has Carnuba wax. 

Here is a youtube video that shows before oil and after oil.

 

 

Here are pictures.  I think it looks more like an egyptian boat.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2021 by preprius
I hit submit too soon. :)

[daveww1]

nice job

[Tomanydogs]

Very cool bowl. The wood is so pretty also. Well done. 

[amazingkevin]

Your doing a great job!!!

[Rockytime]

Terrific job on that bowl! Thanks for the video.

[rjR]

NEAT!

[Tbow388]

Great Job, I love making bowls.