Pierced Bubinga Bowl

[Neal Addy]

Just a little Bubinga bowl. 5-3/4" by 1-3/4". Pierced with a Dremel and engraving bits. Finished with Seal-A-Cell. The bottom was buffified with white diamond and wax.

Critiques welcome as always!

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[alex carey]

Very well done, that is a beautiful piece. I don't think I can critique that.

[David Christopher]

Neal, no critiques needed. that piece is beautiful

[Ken Glass]

Neal,
Holy Cow!! What a fabulous Bowl. Your work is always great. No critique here.

[Jim Becker]

Oooh....that's gorgeous, Neal!!

[Montgomery Scott]

Well balanced and proportioned. Nicely detailed and without an obtrusive finish.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Neal.....as we have come to expect from you another absolutely stunning piece! Very nicely done Sir!

[charlie knighton]

very nice...

[steven carter]

Great job! How long did the piercing take?

Steve

[Neal Addy]

Steven, I'm not sure exactly how long it took but it seemed like somewhere between 2-1/2 hours and 3 years. I'll send you my "I Need A Life" hat if you want to give it a go. :D

[Chris Padilla]

Is the holy section a lid that can be removed? Nice bowl. :)

[Brian Effinger]

Beautiful. :)

Nothing more to say, other than "nothing more to say". :D

[Gary Herrmann]

Beautiful work as usual, Neal.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Neal - beautiful bowl and photos! Very pretty wood and finish! Love all the detail work - especially the carving! Have to agree with Chris - sure looks like this is a lidded bowl! If it is not - I really am curious how you managed to get such clean recesses along the edge of the bowl - next to the carvings!

[Andrew Derhammer]

Add a lid and it would make a very nice potpourri bowl.

[Scott Conners]

Beautiful! I'm guessing you turned and sanded the bowl, then glued in the center disk and finish turned? Or did you do it with a hollowing tool?

[Neal Addy]

Thanks for the nice words, folks.

The bowl is all one piece. There is no removable top. After being used to hollowing through much smaller rims it was kinda nice to hollow through that big ol' fat opening.

Here's a couple of in-progress pics.

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[Steve Schlumpf]

"The bowl is all one piece"

In that case Neal - most impressive!

[Gary Kvasnicka]

I am very impressed too. Excellent work!

[Joe Chritz]

I wouldn't know where to begin on something like that. Very impressive.

My wife likes Bubinga because it is fun to say. :rolleyes:

Joe

[Don Carter]

Neal:
Now that is cool! Beautiful work and beautiful wood! As I told my friend Keith Burns, you may cause me to start playing golf.;)
I love your work. Thanks for showing it and thanks for showing the "in progress". It helps to see how you did it and appreciate it even more.

All the best.

Don

[Bernie Weishapl]

Impressive and beautiful Neal. I really like the form and piercing.

[Bill Bolen]

Stunning, simply stunning!...Bill..

[Richard Madison]

It's a lovely piece Neal, but since you asked, the piercing just doesn't look, you know, randomly random. Or something like that. Doubt if that made sense but will leave it anyhow.

[Toney Robertson]

Now wait just a minute. What happened to you being a minimalist? :confused:

Really a nice piece. Did you use a pattern for the piercing or just freehand it?

Cool how it looks like it has a lid.

Toney

[Ryan Baker]

That is seriously cool!

[Dewey Torres]

2nd piercing in a few days apart...both have been great. Seeing a trend here.

Is the pierced area separate or did you make a HF and then do it?

LOVE IT!