Hey, some bowls!

So, I've finally gotten around to posting some finished work! Granted, these have been done for a week, but I've been too busy/lazy/absent minded (pick one) to spend 45 minutes taking pictures of them, then tweaking the images until I either can tolerate what I see on the screen compared to what's sitting next to me, or give up in frustration. It's what I get for having a cheap camera, I suppose. Just keep in mind most of my woodwork looks much better in person.

It seems like I say that every time.

Anyways, first we have an alder piece, a bowl made of two boards laminated together and turned in a cross-grain fashion. This piece is about 4 1/2 inches in diameter at the widest point, and 2 3/4 inches tall.

I really like how the grain on one side almost looks like the Firefox logo:


Next is a bowl made of cherry, from one of three pieces given to me from a friend. This bowl is already spoken for, going to the folks that gave me the blanks. I really like this one too, so it seems fitting. Solid cherry, turned cross-grain. 6 inches in diameter at the rim, and 1 5/8 inches tall.

I like how the grain came out:

Lastly, we have the last of my birch pieces, for now. A single birch board, cut and laminated, and turned cross-grain. 7 1/16 inches in diameter, and 1 1/2 inches tall. The bottom came out a little thicker than I usually like, but for some reason I was paranoid about turning it too thin. It adds a bit of weight to the bowl, though it does make it shallow.

I like the two tone grain:

And lastly, some works in progress:

Hope everyone (anyone?) likes these.