Now if this isn’t a rustic gem, I
don’t know what is! Lookie here! You have natural edge with bark, worm holes,
knot holes, spalting. Did I leave
anything out? The luscious natural
colors of this pecan wood are simply fabulous.
The bowl part is only 1 ½” deep on the lowest side. I thought about trying to get a bit deeper,
but with the worm holes I was afraid I might accidentally go through the
bottom. The base is 9” square and the
piece has a total height of 4 ¼”. I
didn’t measure the volume of the bowl but I would estimate it to be around 2
cups to the lowest brim area. The bark
received a helping hand to stay intact with some clear glue on the inside of
the bowl and out. The wood was not only
sealed but basically saturated with food grade walnut oil. Then it was finished with walnut oil and
shellac mixture with some walnut oil based wax added. Using a combination like this gives the piece
a nice hard natural long lasting finish.
Certainly a one of a kind piece.
17Dec18 NEP39
This is beautiful, and quite simply superb. Love the shape and rustic I really love. This bowl is unique without a shadow of doubt. A sure fire winner Extremely well done my friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, my friend. Hope you are gonna have a Merry Christmas! It's supposed to be a bit rainy here but that's alright. Glad you like this piece. It was interesting to turn.
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