Saturday, March 10, 2018

Stunningly Rustic White Oak Bowl


Just picture yourself walking into an old ghost town that has been abandoned for 120+ years.  You see the old saloon and work your way inside past the dilapidated swinging doors.  On the bar you see a bowl covered with dust and cobwebs.  You dust the bowl off and what do you see?  It’s a beautiful old white oak bowl that was probably used for peanuts or potato chips for the patrons.  Age has taken it’s toll and at the same time added to it’s good looks.  Knot holes, cracks and great coloration make you want to take this bowl home with you.  The diameter is 9 ¼” with a height of 3 ¼” and a depth of 2 ½”.  Estimated volume is ½ gallon.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  This bowl is meant to be used for fruit, nuts and other tasty goodies that are not liquid.  Though it has a nice natural finish I do not expect this bowl to hold liquids.  10Mar18  BLWO7  
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2 comments:

  1. WOW this I got to say is magnificent, but one tip my friend go easy with the blowtorch lol ( only joking ). Rustic I love and oak is certainly a lovely and tough wood, which will still be going strong after we are not here. There is some nice grain structure which oak always has. Well turned and finished. Nice.

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  2. Good morning, Les! Glad you liked it. Honestly I didn't know for sure that it was going to hold together or not. While turning one like this you always seem to be a bit puckered! This one should go fairly quickly but who knows what runs through the public's mind???

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