Sumptuous Pecan Wood Serving Bowl

Pecan wood has naturally sumptuous colors and that’s all there is to it.  When you look at the different shades of colors here in this bowl along with some spalting, you have an outstanding bowl.   One nice thing about this bowl is that it has a large capacity.  Measured to the brim it holds ¾ of a gallon.  When you consider the bowl measures 10 ½” in diameter, 4” high, and 3” deep that just ain’t bad at all.  That is a lot of salad, veggies, or even popcorn!  You may use this bowl with confidence as the wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil.  Then it was finished using a mix of walnut oil, walnut oil based wax, and shellac.  This combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  Whether you use this bowl for serving veggies or other tasty items, it will look excellent sitting on your table.  26Aug18  BLP197 

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/625472262/sumptuous-pecan-wood-serving-bowl

Classy Pecan Wood Serving Bowl

This bowl is classy and that’s all there is to it.  After all it is turned from pecan wood which is classy all in it’s own.  Second take a look at the clean lines that define this bowl.  Kinda hard to go wrong with it, that’s for sure.  You are gonna have to look long and hard to find a nicer bowl to be sitting on your table.  Use it as a serving bowl, a display bowl for fruits and nuts, as a salad bowl, and many other uses.  You may use it with confidence as the bowl was sealed with food grade walnut oil.  The finishing was done with a mixture of walnut oil and shellac with the finishing cloth also dipped into some walnut oil based wax.  This helps work the finish into the wood even more.  You may even still feel the grain of the wood some.  Using the combination that I do gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The volume of the bowl comes to 5 cups measured to the brim.  15Aug18  BLP196  For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/622807038/classy-pecan-wood-serving-bowl

Simple Lined Pecan Serving Bowl

Some might wonder what I mean by simple lined in referring to a bowl.  Well, to me this means that there are no fancy embellishments on the outside or the inside of the bowl.  Just simple flowing lines that in turn make the bowl beautiful and elegant.  This bowl turned from pecan wood is one of those bowls.  It has a really nice capacity as it holds ½ gallon measured to the brim.  You may use the bowl with confidence as the wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix with a little bit of walnut oil based wax mixed in.  This gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The bowl is 11” in diameter, 2 ½” high and has a nice depth of just a tad under 2”.  Go ahead and load this bowl up with your favorite salads, veggies or even popcorn.  It will look good sitting wherever you put it, believe me.  12Aug18  BLP195

https://www.etsy.com/listing/635805749/simple-lined-pecan-serving-bowl

Extraordinary Pecan Serving Bowl

Accidents happen now and then while turning wood.  Something on this bowl that came out to be a really nice addition is a really good accident!  That’s the dark line at the rim.  I am not 100% sure just how it happened while sanding, but I can only guess the sandpaper did it and I am not gonna complain.  Looks pretty good.  Another nice feature about this bowl is the knothole on the inside filled with crushed powdered turquoise.  The bowl measures 8 ¾” in diameter, 2 ¾” in height, and 2 ¼” in depth.  The capacity of this bowl measures at 5 cups.  Not bad, not bad at all!  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  This combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  Grab this one.  Don’t let it get away.  A one of a kind bowl, for sure.  2Aug18  BLP194  For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/619582958/extraordinary-pecan-serving-bowl

Elegant Cottonwood Trinket Box

There are times when the simplest of designs can be the most elegant of all.  This beautiful box turned from cottonwood is a prime example of that.  Clean and simple lines make this a trinket box anybody will be proud to own.  I know I uses pistachios for the photos but you may use it for anything you want.  It does hold 1 full cup so that’s not a bad amount at all.  The total height of the box is 4 ½” with a diameter of 4”.  The vessel height is 3 ¼” and depth is 2 ½”.  The wood was sealed with two coats of food grade walnut oil and then it was finished with two coats of rubbed in wax that is walnut oil based.  This gives the box a nice natural long lasting finish.  The finish is renewable with regular kitchen olive oil when needed.  21Jul18  BXCW2    For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/616598436/elegant-cottonwood-trinket-box

P.S.  We are in a heat wave right now.  When I finished this it was 104 outside and my shop showed 101.  Even with all the fans going.  Oh, well.

 

Pecan Wood Natural Edge Centerpiece Bowl

I think most anybody would be really happy having this bowl sitting on their table as a centerpiece.  After all, it has bark and the beautiful color of pecan wood.  One problem that a turner runs into while turning a piece such as this is the final sanding.  Sometimes you have to decide whether you are going to get that particular spot and risk damaging your hand one way or the other, or just get it the best you can.  You will find a couple of spots on this piece that are like that.  On the ends of the main body you can have some nuts or whatever sitting there as it is concave for that purpose.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture giving a nice hard long lasting finish.  The bark was reinforced with clear glue.  The main body is 10 ¾” long and 9” wide.  The bowl is 6 ½” in diameter, 2 ¾” at the highest point, 1 ¾” deep and has a volume measuring at 1 ½ cups.  You not find another bowl like this one.  17Jul18  NEP36  For more info see:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/615556218/pecan-wood-natural-edge-centerpiece-bowl