Doing a little art/craft show this weekend. That will make three for me this year, definitely have to cut back next year!! Anyway, trying to get a few pieces done to display.

This maple bowl is one of them.

 

 

This bowl was turned to finish green and has a nice little warp to it. Don't know why but people seem to like that. It is 17.5" diameter at it's widest point. Both of these bowls still need buffed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little natural edge white oak bowl, I think it's interesting how spalted is the sap wood but the heart wood is solid as a rock. The bark was toast on this one before it was turned at all. This bowl is actually one from the class with Glenn Lucas last week. The lesson was on turning natural edge but also centering and balancing the bowl with the grain and getting clean cuts. About 15 minutes sanding on this one, which is cray, cray, for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bottom. Have shied away from turning oak, just never thought I would like it, this particular piece of wood was great to work with, cut like butter with little tear out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Both are beauties!

 

Did you have to stabilize the spalted area?

Nice bowls.  Love the designs you put on the bottom.

Both are great Steve but the smaller one with the spalting is phenomenal.

 

If you get the time, I'd love to see more pictures of this one bottom side down and at angle to get a better view of the outside, top rim. At first I thought you had embellished it, but then realized it was the  spalting. What unique character.

i like the medullary rays in oak.

Love to turn white oak. Try dying a piece and then sand back and the rays just pop

21 hours ago, lew said:

 

 

Did you have to stabilize the spalted area?

Not at all, it was a great piece of wood

 

Steve

18 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Both are great Steve but the smaller one with the spalting is phenomenal.

 

If you get the time, I'd love to see more pictures of this one bottom side down and at angle to get a better view of the outside, top rim. At first I thought you had embellished it, but then realized it was the  spalting. What unique character.

 

Thanks Dave. Here you go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

That is amazing. What character and contrast between the spalting & the grain patterns.

Beautiful piece Steve. Thanks for indulging me. Truly appreciated!

Those are great, should sell quickly

2 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Not at all, it was a great piece of wood

 

Steve

Thanks!

3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

That is amazing. What character and contrast between the spalting & the grain patterns.

Beautiful piece Steve. Thanks for indulging me. Truly appreciated!

I can't think of one wood turner that I know who wouldn't jump at the chance to show more pictures of what they do. Seems you indulged me!

 

 

Steve