Bowls and plates

Bowls and plates are another great object to create on a lathe Taking time and effort to perfect the design. As with most of my turning designs I try not to plan it out two much (that is the turning part)  and just start removing the wood to reveal the shape.

That said If adding a design to the bowl it needs planning especially if its pyrography - one slip and you have to remove a layer of wood and start again. The dragon on this piece took a week of trial and error in a note book before I was happy to transfer it to a bit of plywood and then on to the bowl itself.