This is a cherry burl a friend gave me. There were several and the largest almost 30” in diameter. It all the two of us could do to move it. Finally got round to doing him a bowl. 

thought I posted this. It must have forgotten to hit the post button. 

 

26 minutes ago, Gerald said:

This is a cherry burl a friend gave me. There were several and the largest almost 30” in diameter. It all the two of us could do to move it. Finally got round to doing him a bowl. 

thought I posted this. It must have forgotten to hit the post button. 

 

That has some amazing grain! Love the natural edge. 

@Gerald...that is spectacular. It's an Art Gallery piece.

Wow, nice piece!

A great opportunity to create a great piece....................NICE WORK

mike calabrese55

 

Well that mystery wood I thought was mulberry, I now believe is something else. First bowl from the limb. About 6" x 2", turned with EWT products, finished with Yorkshire Grit and Hampshire Sheen.

 

 

It still kinda looks like elm to me, what are you thinking it is?

37 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

It still kinda looks like elm to me, what are you thinking it is?

 

It just might be, Fred. A lot of our Elms "branch out" with several large upright trunks. This tree was one trunk 20 feet, or so, before  it started to branch out. But, you are right about the grain. These are a couple of other, older elm turnings of Chinses elm and I can see similarities. The older ones have darkened over time.

 

 

I agree with Fred.  Looks like Elm to me too.  That's a nice finish too.

The red oak bowl is finished. Approximately 10" x 3". Inside and outside sanded to 320 grit. On the outside I used Yorkshire Grit to refine the finish. Hard to see in the pictures but the difference between the 320 grit and Yorkshire grit is very noticeable. Mineral oil wipe down on inside and out. Sorby texturing tool used for the embellishment band. Other than that turned completely with Easy Wood Tools products.

 

 

 

 

 

That's gorgeous.

Great job on that finish. Love the embellished ring.

Very Nice Lew.....elegant  style in a simple form. sweet !

Nice work, Lew!

Most excellent Lew. Love the embellishment and the finish.

I am trying to learn how to make the vessel of illusion by Trent Bosch. My first try was less than successful for the illusion but I didn't want to waste the little "outside" container. The spalted sycamore has really nice designs. I was able to part off the tenon on the turning, remove the "upper half" and refine the shape to end up with this. About 5" x 2". No real finish other than the oil from the Yorkshire grit sanding paste. The original hollowing and all turning done with Easy Wood Tools.

 

 

 

The shape I started with was similar to this one but a little more flatter on the top/bottom sides. And I reshaped the circumference point on the sycamore. 

Love it Lew!!!!!

On 9/10/2025 at 1:17 PM, lew said:

I am trying to learn how to make the vessel of illusion by Trent Bosch. My first try was less than successful for the illusion but I didn't want to waste the little "outside" container. The spalted sycamore has really nice designs

While you may not have achieved your original goal Lew, your end product is absolutely amazing. The spalting is spectacular and even further enhanced by your finished design vision. Beautiful vessel..

On 9/10/2025 at 1:29 PM, HandyDan said:

Love it Lew!!!!!

 

50 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

While you may not have achieved your original goal Lew, your end product is absolutely amazing. The spalting is spectacular and even further enhanced by your finished design vision. Beautiful vessel..

 

 

Thanks Dan and Dave!