John NC Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 My gas forge is about eight inches across, which is a bit of a limitation. But, when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade, right? Made a 7 1/2" bowl, then added 'leaves' or 'petals' to it to get it up to a decent size. It's about 12" in diameter. I started a more elaborate version along the same lines today. Pics next week. Your opinion please, Should I have used more rivets? 3? 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 John, I think that you are coming a long on your bowls. I have liked making vessels for a long time and looking at them even longer. I don't think I would go nuts with the rivets but you know it never hurts to experiment.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ameling Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Too many rivets? Any past the bare minimum necessary to hold it together pushes you into the "decorative" use of rivets. So then you have to worry about number, spacing, size, materials, and whether they form a Smiley Face that you never noticed or thought about before you put them in! Mikey - who once put over a hundred iron rivets in a Viking style sheet iron pot (it only needed about half that!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 john i personally really like how few rivets there are in your bowl it looks so beautiful and calm - many more would really change it. like bentiron said tho, it never harms to experiment. really love the bowl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John NC Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Good points all, and thanks for looking. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick L. Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 John, Great looking bowl ! I really like the look of copper and iron. Hope to try some myself some day. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Looks good, maybe you can post a picture from a side view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DClaville Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 very good looking DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John NC Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thanks guys. Bryce, I'll get a side view pic tomorrow (Monday). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John NC Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Here's a side view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Looks good john, I may try to make a bowl in the near future typically I dont care what a bowl looks like from the inside because thats where the cereal goes ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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