Amazing? Oh, yeah.
This burl bowl turned from pecan wood is definitely that. It has a bit of everything going for it. You have knots, natural edge, spalting and
beautiful grain pattern. When you look
at the bottom you see a knot that has a crack in it that I left alone. That just makes this bowl more special. Fellow turners will tell you that when one is
turning a bowl such as this, you are taking a few risks in not knowing what is
further in the wood. It could simply
blow apart on you. This one held
together nicely. The widest point on
this bowl is 8” and the narrowest is 7 ½”.
The height is 2 ¾” and a depth of 2”.
The volume measured to being 2 ½ cups.
The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil, 2 coats. The finishing was done with a walnut
oil/shellac mixture. This combination
gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish. This is a great candy or nut bowl. 4Dec18
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Another exquisitely turned bowl from a Pecan burr, which is very interesting to turn, for the reasons you state. Lovely colouration and very rustic, which I just adore. A lovely turned and finished bowl, nice work my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Les! Glad you like it. This spun off once and put a nice cut on my left forearm. No big deal but the thing did draw a little blood. Oh, well. We all have extra.
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