Black Cherry Bowl

[Dick Rowe]

A friend gave me a piece of cherry this past Spring which I'd roughed out immediately. I decided to finish it up this week.

I really like the symmetry of the grain about the center.

Finished with Antique Oil, Beall buffed with tripoli and white diamond followed by several coats of Renaissance wax. It's about 7" across and 2" high.

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[George Guadiane]

Well centered, nice rim/edge treatment, well done!

[William Hutchinson]

Nice looking bowl the stripes add a sporty detail.

[John Keeton]

Dick, very nice bowl, and as you pointed out, the grain orientation, along with the nice work you have done, really compliments this piece of cherry.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Good looking bowl! Nice work on centering the grain!

[Ken Glass]

Dick,
Very nice cherry bowl. I like the way you oriented the grain and it shows it off well. Well done.

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty bowl with a nice grain, finish and rim treatment!

[Dick Rowe]

Thanks for the kind words folks.

Proof that a great piece of wood can even make a beginning turner look good if you don't hose it up too badly ;)

[David E Keller]

I love the grain and the sapwood areas. Nicely done.

[Robert McGowen]

Very nice, Dick. With the rays in the end and the sap wood on the edges, it looks like you got all you could out of that piece of wood.

[Josh Bowman]

Dick, great bowl nice lines and grain.

[James Roberts]

Love the way that came out, Dick, cherry can sometimes be plain and sometimes full of cool grain patterns and you got a dandy here. I like your rim treatment as well.