You just gotta love a bowl like
this! Eight sides, four of them at 4 ¼”
and three at 3”. Add all of the spalting
and natural colors that pecan wood has a really nice habit of displaying, you
end up with a spectacular bowl! The top
of the bowl is beveled outward and you have a lip on the underside for ease in
handling. Though this bowl does hold
liquids I had more in mind for it being used for nuts and fruits and other
tasty treats. Sit this bowl on your
table and folks are gonna ask about it.
The width is 8 ½” with a height of 3”.
The depth is a bit over 2” and the volume measured to the brim comes to
4 cups. 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.
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This is lovely, I love complex shapes, really makes them go wow when people see them. The spalting, colouration and grain structure of Pecan is absolutely beautiful. A very nicely turned and finished bowl, well done Dave. Dave did you bandsaw the sides first or after turning.
ReplyDeleteHi Les! Instead of the bandsaw, I used the tables saw first to square the bowl, then used the thickness planer to give me good flat surfaces. Then found the center for faceplate mounting later. I used the table saw again to get my angle cuts. I trust getting accurate cuts with the table saw more than I do my bandsaw. Glad you like it!
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