Turned from Southern Red Oak, or Spanish Oak, or even Texas Oak this bowl certainly will look good no matter where you put it. The subtle yet tasteful natural colors of the wood make this piece stand out. Part of the story of this piece is it was originally going to be a large and deep bowl. The wood while drying cracked too much to do that with so I kept turning it until I thought I could get a nice cookie jar. Nope. Kept turning until you see what you see. The wood still has some minor flaws in it but to me that adds to the rustic appeal of the piece. Any cracks were filled and sealed with clear glue and natural dust. The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and finished with a walnut oil based wax. This gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish. I burned a line at the juncture of the base and the bowl for decorative reasons only. The bowl is 7 ½” in diameter, 4” high, and 2 ½” deep. The volume measured out to exactly 4 cups to the brim. 30Oct17 BLRO71 For more info see:
I just love the shape of this bowl, nice clean lines, subtle colouration and a very nice grain pattern. Red Oak is a lovely wood. I like the way you started off wanting to make a large bowl but ended up by making such a lovely pedestal bowl. Just goes to show such sometimes the wood guides you to what it wants to be. Well done my friend keep up the good work.
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