Garage Sale Treasure

[bob svoboda]

Found an old ugly looking hunk of what turned out to be Maple in a dusty corner and talked the owner out of it. Guess what was inside!!

[Matt Ranum]

Oh thats purdy! Nice grain figure there.

[George Guadiane]

STU-NING!
What a wonderful find... Way to keep your eyes open!
Fantastic results too.

[Larry Marley]

That is beautiful. good for you!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful find.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very pretty wood!

[Doug W Swanson]

You found a trivet?:D

Nice looking bowl!

Doug

[bob svoboda]

Doug--the first part hurts, the second part feels good :rolleyes:
Actually, I did make the trivet in my flat days

[Robert McGowen]

Nice hunk of wood gloat and nice find inside of it!

[charlie knighton]

Bob, who signed it?????????

[Nick Mastropietro]

Bob; Great find, great design, great finish - By the way just what is the finish?

[David E Keller]

Nice find. Nice finished piece from some pretty wood. Dimensions?

[alex carey]

wow thats pretty wood, great find.

[Donny Lawson]

That's a nice piece of Maple.Great find.
Donny

[bob svoboda]

Thanks for all the nice comments. To answer a couple of questions-Charlie-I signed it. David-It's approximately 6" x 6". Nick-the finish is Danish Oil followed by the Beall system-like in Bill Grumbine's video.

[steven carter]

Gorgeous bowl! Gotta love all that figure, great finish also.

Steve

[John Keeton]

Bob, not sure how I missed this thread!! Absolutely a beautiful piece of wood, and you certainly did justice with it! Nice bowl.

[charlie knighton]

very nice, i thought you had found a antique turning not a blank

duh

[Michael Dromey]

Bob your bowl is very nice. What finish do you have on it?

[bob svoboda]

Michael--I soaked it in Danish oil, let it dry for about 72 hours and finished with all three parts of the Beall buffing system

[Michael Dromey]

I don't have that buffing system. It appears to work very well. I have seen it on a turning dvd. I will be getting it sometime.