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Bruce Pratt
10-17-2010, 8:32 PM
Haven't posted anything new in a while. This was done for a niece & her husband from a limb of a oak tree from their front yard which came down in a storm last year. The limb was about 7" diameter, wing-to-wing is 8"1/2. Finished with AO. First time I have used AO, I can see why it is so popular - two coats and done.
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Bruce Pratt
Bernie Weishapl
10-17-2010, 9:14 PM
Really nice bowl. The finish looks great.
brian watts
10-17-2010, 10:39 PM
very nice.
Don Alexander
10-18-2010, 12:34 AM
very cool looking piece
Fred Perreault
10-18-2010, 6:37 AM
Bruce, do you use any particular brand of antique oil?
Thanks,
John Keeton
10-18-2010, 7:17 AM
Rustic simplicity! Nice work.
Bruce Pratt
10-18-2010, 9:32 PM
Fred,

Minwax AO, not by deliberate choice, just what was available at a "going out of business sale".
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Bruce
Richard Madden
10-18-2010, 10:42 PM
Looks good, Bruce. It appears you had no problem with cracking. Was the wood green? Did you twice turn or turn to finish? I can get a lot of oak, but I've shyed away from it cause I hear cracking can be a problem.
Greg Just
10-19-2010, 7:04 AM
Very nice. I really like the oak NE bowls.
Bruce Pratt
10-19-2010, 9:30 PM
Richard,

When I got the wood, it was already partially dry with significant end checking. Cut off most of the checking before turning, but still had to fill two cracks with epoxy+copper flake Inlace (see pic below). Turned the piece to final dimension in one go.
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Bruce
steven carter
10-20-2010, 10:07 AM
Nice NE bowl Bruce. I like the way it shows off the medullary rays. God job retaining the bark and filling the cracks.

Steve
Baxter Smith
10-20-2010, 12:19 PM
Lots of character in that piece. Good job on keeping everything together!
Jim Burr
10-20-2010, 12:38 PM
Yup...I want to do one like that! Beautiful job Bruce..and the copper inlace was a great idea :D:D
Ray Bell
10-20-2010, 12:39 PM
Very nice Bruce. Where do you get the copper powder?
Bruce Pratt
10-20-2010, 5:45 PM
Ray - The material is called Metallic Dust Penny Copper - from Inlace. You can get it from several suppliers. I don't think it is actually copper filings, but the color is right.

Jim - Actually the choice of copper color was my wife's - she is good at that kind of stuff.

Steven - I didn't do anything special to keep the bark on. It was firmly stuck on which I got the piece. I just tried not to knock it off when cutting all that air.
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Bruce