Project #2 - Meranti Bowl Completed

It has been quite a while since I finished the lathe work on this project, but I finally got to varnishing the Meranti bowl.

This is what the bowl looked like before final sanding and varnishing

The almost finished Meranti Bowl

After varnishing... the finished product!

Completed and varnished Meranti bowl

 The finger joint that I mentioned in my first post about this bowl has turned out very nicely in the completed bowl.

The finger joint in the completed bowl

Project #2 - Turning the Meranti Bowl (Part 2)

After some final shaping and sanding, it was time to start carving out the inside of the bowl.

Sanded outside of bowl

After sanding, you can see the beautiful grains of the wood. I have left the little stand at the bottom so that I can attach the bowl to the lathe without ruining the shaping that I have already completed.

Bowl ready to be turned on the inside

I have attached the bottom of the bowl, and now it is time to start carving out the inside.

Inside of bowl carved out

The inside has been carved out, and it is time to remove it from the lathe by cutting off the small stand.

The almost finished Meranti Bowl!

Just needs a little more sanding, and then some varnish to be complete!

Project #2 - Turning the Meranti Bowl (Part 1)

I cut the block of wood into a square, and then used a jigsaw to cut off the corners to make it slightly easier to turn.

Block with corners cut off

Once I had taken off the edges and turned it into a barrel, it was time to begin shaping the bowl.

Barreled block

Shaping the outside of the bowl

You can see the finger joint that I have incorporated in the bowl.

Project #2 - Bowl From a Block

My second project is also made from a block of wood laminate that I found in our garage.

I had no clue what type of wood it was, and with the weathering and aging of the wood, it was almost impossible to tell!

Weathered block of wood

I took the block of wood down to Rare Woods and asked them. They planed the wood for me, and told me that it was Meranti.

Planed block of Meranti wood

The block of wood also had an interesting joint which I want to incorporate into the final bowl. The joint is known as a finger joint.

Finger Joint in block