Winged Cedar Elm Centerpiece Bowl

Most folks will be very pleased to have this magnificent bowl sitting on their table.  Especially if it’s sitting in the middle filled with all kinds of different goodies!  Not only is this cedar elm bowl winged, it even has a bit of natural edge on the sides.  Take a look at the natural colors that this wood displays.  How can you not love and want it?  The length of the bowl is 11 ¾” and the width is 7 ¾”.  The height including the rim is 3” and the depth is 2 ¼”.  The volume came to 4 cups.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then the finishing was done with 2 coats of a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  Using a combination like this you get a nice long lasting natural finish.  Totally renewable with olive oil.  17Jul19  BLCE13

https://www.etsy.com/listing/708253748/winged-cedar-elm-centerpiece-bowl

Winged Pecan Nut Bowl

Everybody needs a bowl like this.  Just think how nice it will look sitting on your desk, dining table, or even sideboard.  Fill it up with your favorite nuts or candies.  You might even use it as a catch all bowl for keys and change.  Some folks even use them for putting those larger diameter candles in.  Makes no difference what you use it for, this little bowl is gonna look good doing it.  I did not measure the volume as it’s really not a serving bowl.  It is 7 ½” long and 4 ½” wide.  The highest point is 1 ¾” and the lowest is ¾”.  Sealed the wood with food grade walnut oil and then finished it with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  This combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  14Jul19  BLP218

https://www.etsy.com/listing/721339461/winged-pecan-nut-bowl

Colorful Layered Wood Bowl

This is a first for me.  A layered wood bowl.  Others turners have done them, so I decided to give it a whirl.  From top to bottom, here are the woods used: pecan, hard plywood, white oak, cedar elm, hard plywood, and then pecan.  There was some pucker time while turning this as I did not really know just how long to keep the pieces clamped together after gluing them.  So, not being 100% confident that I had waited long enough, there were times I was wondering if it would come apart.  Well, how about that!  It didn’t!  The diameter of the bowl is 10 ¼” with a height of 4” and a depth of 3”.  The volume measured at about 2/3 of a gallon.  I gave the bowl a couple of good coats of food grade walnut oil and then a coat of walnut oil based wax.  There were some natural defects in the wood and I wanted to seal them up really good.  After that was done I finished the bowl with a couple of coats of a walnut oil/shellac mixture which gives the bowl a nice hard natural long lasting finish.    Even though there is some plywood in this bowl it is alright to use it for whatever purposes you wish.  14Jul19  BLLW1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/707437950/colorful-layered-wood-bowl

Exceptionally Colored Cedar Elm Bowl

Funny how things work out sometimes.  This bowl was originally planned to be a rather large natural edge bowl.  When I started turning it, the bark all flew off so fast that plan went out the window.  Then I thought an oval shaped bowl would be nice, but there were some surface cracks that I had to get past.  So, here is what we ended up with.  A extremely nice looking, simple lined cedar elm bowl.  The colors make it exceptional looking.  You might want to not put anything in it and just look at it and smile.  It does give off sorta a warm and fuzzy feeling.  The diameter is 9 ½” with a height of 3” and a depth of 2 ¼”.  The volume measured out to 6 cups.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mixture.  Using this combination gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  Great sized for all kinds of uses.  11Jul19  BLCE12

https://www.etsy.com/listing/720680511/exceptionally-colored-cedar-elm-bowl

Pecan Pedestal Mortar & Pestle

It makes no difference whether you are a professional chef, a home chef, or a culinary novice, you will love this mortar and pestle set turned from beautiful pecan wood.  You may use either end as the grinding end and you will find either fits nicely in the palm of your hand.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then finished with a walnut oil/shellac mix.  That combination gives this set a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The mortar is 5” in diameter, 2 ¼” high, and has a depth of 1 ¼”.  The volume measured to exactly one cup.  The pestle is 4 ½” long and generally 1 ¼” in diameter.  Certainly one of a kind so not something to pass up.  7Jul19  VP44

https://www.etsy.com/listing/719620197/pecan-pedestal-mortar-pestle

Cedar Elm Serving Bowl W/Bark

You gotta say WOW when you look at this bowl turned from Cedar Elm.  After all you can’t help but notice the bark on the sides.  Now doesn’t that add some rustic appeal to it?  This is a great sized medium bowl that will look great as a display bowl for nuts and fruits, or use it as a serving bowl for veggies and other tasty goodies.  You might consider it for popcorn as well.  Never forget the popcorn.  The wood was sealed with food grade walnut oil and then the finishing was done with a walnut oil/shellac mix.  This gives the bowl a nice hard long lasting natural finish.  The diameter is 11 ½” with a height of 3 ¼” and a depth of 2 ½”.  The volume measured to ½ gallon.  The bowl is gonna look really good full of your favorite salad or even smashed spuds!  2Jul19  BLCE11 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/718573577/cedar-elm-serving-bowl-wbark