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A snack bowl with a twist.
This 16-segment bowl is made from walnut, cherry, and what I was told is some type of cedar salvaged from an old piano. The bowl measures 7 inches in diameter and 3¼ inches high.
I made a mistake on this one. While shaping the base, I cut a second recess that was deeper than it should have been. Later, when I drilled the hole for my logo coin with a Forstner bit, the center point broke through the bottom of the bowl. I hadn't left enough wood in the base, and it looked like the bowl might be ruined.
After thinking about it for a while, I came up with a way to save it. Maybe something etched in the bottom and filled epoxy might do it. Because the laser head is so large compared to the bowl, it could only move about half an inch in any direction before it contacted the sides and moved the bowl. That meant whatever I engraved had to be very small.
The solution was three tiny ants engraved into the bottom of the bowl, filled with black epoxy. Not only did it hide the mistake, but it also gave the bowl a bit of personality. I figured it would make a fun snack bowl when we have company. As the snacks disappear, someone might eventually notice the ants crawling around the bottom. I thought it was a funny surprise, so I went with it.
.................. John D....................
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simply love the snack eaters GR8 JOB 😎😍👍
*TONY ** Denver * ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
Nice bowl. And the ants are too funny. Reminds me of "Popcorn Surprise".
The Other Steven
As Euell Gibbons would say, "some parts are edible"!
Great recovery ideas!
Great recovery ideas!
very cool john.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Bowl is good the ants add a good touch.
Ron
Thanks, Tony they don't eat much.
I'm not sure what popcorn surprise is, but thank you Stephen.
Nice of you to say Larry
Thanks, Ron. I was hoping people would think it was funny.
I'm not sure what popcorn surprise is, but thank you Stephen.
Nice of you to say Larry
Thanks, Ron. I was hoping people would think it was funny.
.................. John D....................
A creative solution John! Much better than without it.
Real nice, John. Keep that new lathe humming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
I like to surprise at the bottom.
Petey
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