African Sumac turnings

[Kathy Marshall]

Been busy turning some of the african sumac logs I picked up. I really love this wood, has all kinds of things going on, color, grain, eyes, etc. never know what's going to pop out. It's also nice to turn and sands and finished great. Most of these are finished in DO I think, the small hollow form was wipe on poly. The "twin" bowls are mirror images from the same piece of branch from either side of the pith.
Bowls are about 4" by 2 1/2", hollow form is about 4" by 2", shallow bowl/plate is about 5" across.

Thanks for looking!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Kathy,

Very nice turnings and I like your inlays. What are you using ....epoxy or CA for your inlays?

Stunning grain pattersn in the wood. Very nicely done!

[charlie knighton]

very nice.....

[Steve Vaughan]

That's a beautiful wood! And, you've done a great job turning it! Love them.

[John Keeton]

Kathy, those are some interesting turnings, and I agree with you on the wood - lot of variety in it. Being a pleasure to turn is an added plus.

[Duff Bement]

Very very nice. I like the shapes and the wood is beautiful.

[Dennis Ford]

They are all nice, the shallow bowl is my favorite; it has a great shape.

[Michelle Rich]

The wood so interesting, everyone will now be looking for it. Super looking bowls.Keep 'em coming

[Bill Bolen]

I had no idea African Sumac had so much going for it. Great efforts with some beautiful wood...Bill..

[Josh Bowman]

Kathy, those look great. Looks like you've been busy!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Kathy those are some great turnings. I had often wanted to try Sumac but just never did. That is some really nice wood.

[bob svoboda]

Like the wood, like the turnings. Nicely done.

[Jim Burr]

Very nice work Kathy!! The twin bowls are amazing!

[Jason Clark2]

Kathy, These look great but they're missing what I believe is the best feature of African Sumac. Set these outside in the sun for a day or two on each side and they'll turn a beautiful shade of red. The more sun they get the deeper and darker the red color.

Jason

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work on everything! Really like the twin bowls!

[David E Keller]

Nicely done, Kathy. I've never seen African sumac, but I won't pass it up now that I know how pretty it can be.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Wow, Kathy, those look great! That piece of african sumac you sent me just got advanced to the head of the line! :)

[Baxter Smith]

Great looking wood Kathy. Those twin bowls are very nice!

[Richard Madden]

After seeing these, I bet we're all going to be looking for African Sumac. Beautiful wood and a terrific job!:cool:

[Kathy Marshall]

Thank you Ken!
For the inlays I used 2 part epoxy. The hf was my 1st try at inlay and I didn't make the groove deep enough. The bowl was my 2nd try and I did a little better with that one.

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks Jason!
I plan on setting them in a sunny window for a few days, just want to make sure the worst of the heat is over with (don't want to cook them :eek:).
I can always tell which of the logs are sumac because the ends have turned red and they really stand out. Just wish I had a larger diameter log, would love to do a 9-10" bowl or platter. Think I have 1 piece that just might yield a 7-8" bowl or platter.

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks Cathy!
Once you get started on that piece, you'll love it! Can't remember what size piece I sent, but I hope it's big enough to get something nice out of.

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

[Jason Clark2]

I probably have some in that size range I could spare. I know I have some quite a bit bigger than you're looking for, not sure how much or what size.

Jason