I think most folks will agree that
this smallish sized bowl is definitely easy on the eyes. The natural color of white oak is rather
amazing in it’s own right. The grain
patterns along with a couple of really small knot holes add so much to this
bowl besides the fact that it is 5 sided.
This wood can be extremely unforgiving while working with it, yet it
does polish up nicely. The wood that
this bowl came from was a burl, so that made it doubly harder to work
with. The wood was sealed with food
grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix. This combination gives the bowl a nice hard
long lasting natural finish. The base
has a small footprint which a lot of folks really like. The general diameter is 8” with a height of 2
¾” and depth of 2”. The volume measured
at 3 cups. Great bowl for nuts or even
candy. Some might use it as a catch all
bowl for keys and change and such.
25Nov18 BLWO16
Dave I have noticed you are doing a lot of technical turning ( my description of these type of shaped bowls ) which I just like. I admire your determination in doing this type of turning, as you know they can be a bit difficult at times. Turning anything from burls can be hard and you have done a great job, well done my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Les! Yeah, this kind of turning can definitely be challenging. More are coming! For whatever reason I just got in the mood for doing some of them and started doing them. I have done some in the past and I have no idea why I stopped.
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