Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Spalted Elm Pedestal Bowl
This
rustic beauty has all kinds of things going for it. The spalting that you see in it add a lot as
well as the differing coloration. You
will find traces of old worm holes here and there and on the lip in one spot
there is part of one that gave that spot a bit of roughness that I thought
should stay. The capacity of the bowl
measures at 6 cups up to the brim. The
diameter is 10” with a height of 3 ½”.
The depth comes to 2”. The wood
was sealed with two coats of food grade walnut oil. Then it was finished with a walnut
oil/shellac mixture. After that dried it
was buffed and then given a coat of walnut oil based wax. All combined gives the bowl a nice hard long
lasting natural finish. 13Mar18 BLE63 For more info see:
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I like to see spalted wood, I think it gives the wood character although it can at times be awkward to turn and finish. But done right it makes a beautiful turned item. I myself have turned spalted elm and been very pleased with the result. Yours my friend has a nice shape and a decent size. With a bit off rusticity ( rustic ) what more do you want from the wood. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon, my friend! Yeah, spalted wood is the best. The main problem I have with spalted elm is it usually has worm holes, and is just starting to get pithy. So, you might start out with a 12-14" blank, and end up with a 9-10" bowl. But, usually is quite worth the effort. Sanding also is a problem especially with the pithy areas were. But, hey! It works out 75% of the time anyway. Be good or good at it!!!
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