Category: Turnings 2010

With this bowl I carried the top edge upwards. In the process I exposed allot of the pith. This can be dangerous as the pith has a tendency to split if not controlled while drying. Again with a very natural oil finish.

This bowl is almost perfectly shaped for a salad bowl. I also have begun to like this edge where the inside rolls out to meet the outside at a defined point. Again there is a knot/hole on the side. I also used a different finish with this as well as 383A, 384A and 385 where it is just a natural oil finish.

Another Walnut bowl but this time with the new edge I have been working with. Also in the forefront you can see where a limb came out of this trunk.

I truely hope that Tom and Mary find this bowl a wonderful keepsake of their celebration!

Thanks N. Cuz

The Log that this bowl came from was cut back in early 2008 (see bowl 142).

It is now spalted and has a different characture than the bowls turned green. It almost smelled as bad, but not quiet. Its a big heafty bowl that looks like it has been around the kitchen for a long time.

These Spalted Red Bud bowls are small and perfect for serving Tapas. Imagine them holding small black or green olives, or some perfectly grilled bit size pieces of beef or pork. They make me hungry and wishing to be in Spain!

This Knoxville Walnut bowl is Allison’s “Keeper” for the year. She really loved the holes and insect damage as well as the shape, especially the rim design. Remember the other Walnut bowl with insect damage….it would be the “sister” to this bowl, meaning they faced each other on opposite sides of the tree.

This is probably my favorite from the Knoxville Walnut. The reason is that the shape really shows off some of the best grain I found in the wood. I wish the picture was able to capture it better.

Another of the Roswell Red Maple bowls. This bowl was not sanded all the way to clean wood. It shows why Red Maple has its name. I also Turned grooves and then burned them for additional effect. There is also bark enclusion and if you look into the opening you will see a second bowl rim. Something I have been wanting to do and this is a first try and still a long way to where I want to get this concept.

This is a Big Heavy Bowl ffrom the Walnut wood of Knoxville. Its very rustic and looks like it has been around awhile. This could be a great salad bowl, bread kneading bowl, or just a perfect center piece on a table in you cabin in the N.C. Mountains to hold fruit. In fact this bowl was purchased just for that duty. Its measurements are 13×6.

This is again Walnut from Knoxville. This is more a tray than a bowl and the edges warped nicely during drying.