Hope I'm not wearing this out. Couldn't find an off the shelf stand to display the maple rocks bowl. They were either too light weight or hid too much of the bottom. I had an idea in mind but just wasn't happy with what I was doing. Spied a piece of gnarly cherry in my wood pile and started grinding on it. Here is the result.

 

 

This is the piece of cherry, it's hard to tell from the picture but the bowl will sit in the little depression and it really looks pretty nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I show it to my wife, she said she liked but it was a shame no one would see the underside because it was also very pretty. On a lark, I flipped the piece over and with just a little surgery the bowl sits very nicely there as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not especially happy with how the pictures show the bowl and stand but I hope you get the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the underside of the bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For what it's worth. Wife told me if I have any more of those pieces I might to just make some of these to stand on their own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

WOW!

 

Can't imagine how you smoothed out that piece to get such a wonderful finish.

 

Nice!  The Cherry stand rocks too!

WHEW!!!

VERY nice. 

4 hours ago, lew said:

WOW!

 

Can't imagine how you smoothed out that piece to get such a wonderful finish.

 

Lew

 

Sander

 

Carving attachment for angle grinder

 

+elbow grease

 

Steve

I like that the last pictures looks like a face sillouette with his arms together in front.

 

Live edge projects really look nice when done.

good job on both really like all 3 of them. Never get tired of your work Steve.

 

Herb

Nice idea. I have a walnut knot was thinking of the same thing just have not had the right thing to display.

Beautiful accent Steve.

another piece for the museum...   just fantastic.

Thank you Gentlemen!!

 

Steve