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steven carter
02-19-2009, 10:09 AM
This is the first bowl from a walnut tree that was taken down at Liberty Country Club last year. What was left behind was a large double crotch piece that I have been eyeing all year from the 4th tee box. The piece was about 2 1/2 feet across at the butt end and had double crotches parallel to each other. Armed with only my 18" Poulan saw, I began to whittle away at it. I have it down to a single crotch piece that at last check was still frozen into the ground, but I WILL get the rest of it! This first bowl came off just above one of the crotches and has a little curl to it. It ended up at 11" x 5", finished in home brew oil, EEE polish and ren wax.
As always comments/critiques welcome, thanks for looking.

Steve
Dave Ogren
02-19-2009, 10:13 AM
Steven,

Very nice, I like it and the finish also.

Dave
Wayne Bower
02-19-2009, 10:15 AM
Very nice bowl and finish. I really like walnut, rich grain and color.
ROY DICK
02-19-2009, 10:21 AM
Steve,
Very nice bowl, I really like the form of this.

Roy
Jim Kountz
02-19-2009, 10:24 AM
Very nice, beautiful walnut!!
Steve Schlumpf
02-19-2009, 10:30 AM
Steve - nice size to the bowl! Beautiful wood - I can see why you would keep after it until you got it all! Love the curl - sure adds to the look! Very nice work!
Paul Douglass
02-19-2009, 10:35 AM
Beautiful bowl. And you did that with a little chainsaw! Just kidding.
Ken Fitzgerald
02-19-2009, 11:54 AM
Steven....nicely done! Great form, finish and the wood is gorgeous!
Bill Bolen
02-19-2009, 11:58 AM
Excellent! A nice hefty bowl. Love the form and the grain action here. Gonna fill it with a golf ball display? I know how you golfers are...Bill..
Bernie Weishapl
02-19-2009, 1:20 PM
Great looking bowl out of some beautiful walnut.
Peter Lamb
02-19-2009, 2:19 PM
I very much agree with all of the above!
Peter
Steve Mawson
02-19-2009, 2:22 PM
Great job with this piece of wood. Envious of that tree on your golf course.
Tom Wilson66
02-19-2009, 9:24 PM
That is one classy looking bowl. Consider yourself copied:)
Steve Campbell
02-19-2009, 9:27 PM
Steven I sure do like this one. I really like working with walnut. I know that it grows around here but I can never seem to find any.
Thanks for showing us.

Steve
alex carey
02-19-2009, 9:27 PM
nice bowl. Great grain.
Dewey Torres
02-19-2009, 10:32 PM
Smmmmmooooth as silk!:D
Leo Van Der Loo
02-19-2009, 11:25 PM
That's a good looking bowl from a beautiful colored piece of Walnut Steve, I like your finish also, welldone :)