White Oak gives off a really nice
warm and rustic feeling, doesn’t it? The
wonderful brown with a touch of lighter color really make this a beautiful
bowl. And, when you add the crushed
turquoise into the knot hole area and a crack, you really have something
exquisite here! Though it is not an
overly big bowl, it certainly has many uses.
Use it for fruits and nuts or candies or even a catch all bowl for keys
and change. Anyway you go with it this
bowl will look good. The wood was sealed
with food grade walnut oil. Then the
finishing was done with a mixture of walnut oil and shellac with some walnut
oil based wax added for a really durable natural finish. The bowl is 8 ½” in diameter, 2 ½” high, and
1 ¾” deep. The volume measures out to 3
½ cups. Not bad, not bad at all. 2Oct18
BLWO13
https://www.etsy.com/listing/648134163/small-and-colorful-white-oak-bowl
A lovely medium sized oak bowl with a little rustic thrown in, what's not to dislike about this bowl, absolutely nothing. One thing that I wonder is if the crack or split you have filled in would look better without the coloured dust. That's because I am a rustic fan thanks to you my friend or am I just being a bit picky. Anyway a lovely turning as always.
ReplyDeleteHi Les! That is a good question on the turquoise. A lot of times I just fill the cracks with glue and natural dust. That is really only in an effort to seal the bowl from leakage if I want it to be a serving bowl. I did the turquoise only because I have some customers who do like it. Otherwise honestly, I would not fool with the expensive stuff. I prefer it to be as natural in color as possible, the same as you. Gots to keep the customers satisfied, though. Take care!!!
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