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Jack Mincey
02-15-2010, 6:54 PM
I cut a small burl off a log I cored a set of bowls from a few months ago. This is how I used it. It is around 4 1/2" wide by 4" tall. The last bowl is a form I turned from a piece of maple from the same tree. This one is 7" tall.
Jack
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Steve Schlumpf
02-15-2010, 6:55 PM
Beautiful wood - excellent forms on both! Very nice work! Thanks for sharing!
charlie knighton
02-15-2010, 7:05 PM
very nice...
John Keeton
02-15-2010, 7:19 PM
Jack, those are very, very nice. Such beautiful wood, and I love the NE on the smaller form - great character to the wood. The form on the taller piece is fantastic!

I have saved these images in my "pic library" for future reference!
curtis rosche
02-15-2010, 7:20 PM
aww,,, darn i was ready to say send the burl to me before i opened the thread:D,,, but really nice work anyways:cool:
David E Keller
02-15-2010, 7:39 PM
Beautiful pair of turnings... I especially like the first one with the tiny natural edge. Thanks for posting.
Baxter Smith
02-15-2010, 7:50 PM
Very nice. Never considered anything like your first NE one. Will file that. Thanks for sharing!
Robert McGowen
02-15-2010, 8:31 PM
I like both of those. Your photography shows them off very well.
David Christopher
02-15-2010, 8:34 PM
very nice, I like both pieces
Mike Golka
02-15-2010, 8:42 PM
Well done, very nice work and wood.
Gary Chester
02-15-2010, 9:02 PM
Very nice!

There's nothing like making a fine piece of art out of a demented old piece of wood... is there?
Donny Lawson
02-15-2010, 9:14 PM
Nice work. I like them all.
Donny
Bernie Weishapl
02-15-2010, 9:22 PM
Those are beauties and out of some really nice wood.
alex carey
02-15-2010, 9:22 PM
Love the first one, the NE is great.
Roland Martin
02-15-2010, 9:25 PM
Very nice. Very nice!
Brian Effinger
02-15-2010, 10:07 PM
This is why I look forward to your posts, Jack. These are really quite beautiful. :)
Jack Mincey
02-16-2010, 6:28 AM
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. This little burl was no more than a bump on the side of a large log. It was worth using for sure. My wife likes natural edge bowls so I give her credit for my doing the natural edge HF like this. The second bowl is from the same tree. It seems a lot of the native maple trees in my area have the ambrosia stain if they are old tree's.
Thanks again,
Jack