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David E Keller
10-26-2009, 9:30 PM
Here are a couple of bowls turned recently.

Pin Oak Natural Edge
This came from a tree we had to have removed in the front yard.
6.5 x 2.5 x approx 1/8 inch
Finished with several coats of antique oil
131112

131113

131114

Norfolk Pine
8.5 x 2 x 1/4 inch
Deft finish

131115

131116

Thoughts?
Steve Schlumpf
10-26-2009, 9:54 PM
David - very nice work on both bowls!

Really like the Oak - the rays as well as how thin you managed to take the piece! Great job on keeping the natural edge! Bowl looks very light weight!

Very nice work on the Pine - usually very easy to get tear-out on soft woods! Like the contrast in colors and how you made the knot a focal point!

Very nice work! Thanks for sharing!
Bernie Weishapl
10-26-2009, 11:01 PM
Those are both beauties David. I really like the first one though.
Sean Hughto
10-26-2009, 11:07 PM
I really love the pine. I reads like a landscape. Wonderful.
alex carey
10-26-2009, 11:45 PM
Both are beauties, definitely prefer the pine though. Nice job.
Bill Bolen
10-27-2009, 3:17 PM
Lovely pieces all..,. You did an especially good job keeping a nice even wall thickness on the NE. That can be very troublesome at times!...Bill..
Dan Forman
10-27-2009, 4:43 PM
Both are very striking, love the rays on the oak. Did you do anything special to keep the knot intact on the pine as it dried?

Dan
Rob Cunningham
10-27-2009, 5:07 PM
Both bowls are fantastic. Great job keeping the bark on the oak.
Gary Conklin
10-27-2009, 7:20 PM
Great looking bowls, both very different forms with great looking wood. Well done!
Ron Bontz
10-27-2009, 7:24 PM
Nice bowls. The pin oak is nice with the natural edge.
Jess Wetherhold
10-27-2009, 8:22 PM
Thoughts?
Excellent work. The Pin Oak is beautiful. Great job!
Thanks for sharing.
Brian Effinger
10-27-2009, 8:38 PM
Beautiful bowls, David. I really like the simple form of the NIP that lets the various colors shine. And the oak bowl is outstanding. I normally think of it as a ho hum kind of wood, but doing it natural edged turns ho hum into quarter sawn BAM! :)
David E Keller
10-27-2009, 9:37 PM
Dan,

Nothing special on the Norfolk blank... It was dry when I turned it and the knot was suprisingly stable. It is nothing like regular pine... no pitch and the smell is entirely different. The pictures don't show it really well, but even the plainer parts of the wood have an iridescence that is pretty striking. I'd jump at the chance to turn some more of it.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and input.

david