Latest Bowl

[Ron Ainge]

Here is a piece of Cottonwood I hope that you like it. It is finished with three coats of toung oil and then Beal Buffed with all three compounds. Critique welcome.

[David E Keller]

WOW... the curl in that wood is amazing. I love the form and the rim treatment, but that curl... Oh my!

[Frank Drew]

Nice turning, Ron, and Wow!, that's as far removed from any cottonwood I've ever used as I can imagine. I've only used it a little bit, but I've never seen any with any figure at all, let alone figure that exciting.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ron......what a stunning piece of wood and a beautifully simple form to allow the wood to be the star of the show! Well done Sir!

[Sean Hughto]

Fantastic curl and a great shape you've turned it to as well!

[Lee Koepke]

mother nature may have created the raw material, but you made it beautiful.

that curl is hypnotizing !!!

[Michael James]

HOLY SMOKE.......! quilted cottonwood????? GAAAAAAAAAAAASP.:eek:
The barn smelling stuff I snagged looks nothing like that at all. WOW.
I think I see a nice bowl in that curl somewhere! Nice job!

[Dennis Ford]

How could we not like it. A good form with fantastic wood, it is beautiful!

[Ken Hill]

Ditto on that curl!!! Beautiful piece!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful curl Ron and I love the simple form. Well done.

[Pete Jordan]

I didn't know cottonwood could look like that!

Nice job!

[Cathy Schaewe]

Stunning!!!!!

[Roger Chandler]

hubba, hubba! That is one nice piece of wood, and a nicely turned bowl! Great finish!

[Bill Bolen]

Who would have thought the lowly Cottonwood could ever look like that !? Gorgeous curl and an outstanding form...Bill...

[Baxter Smith]

Love the form but the wood is amazing!

[Jim Burr]

Wow...that's hard to beat for "Curl of the Year"...and the form is great too!!

[Richard Madden]

And here I thought cottonwood was bland looking...shows what I know!!

[Thomas Canfield]

The oil and buffing really bring out the best in the wood. The little bark or limb makes you appreciate the curl even more. Great shape also.

[Ron Bontz]

Just wow.:)

[John Keeton]

Ditto all that has been said, but I want to know where the rest of that tree is!!!!!!:eek:

Beautiful bowl!

[Ron Ainge]

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. Jhon the rest of the tree is in my shop. I got three or four pieces of this tree because that is all I wanted at the time and I did not know what I had at the time. I wish that I had taken the whole tree because the pieces that I got all looked like the one posted.

[John Keeton]

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. Jhon the rest of the tree is in my shop. I got three or four pieces of this tree because that is all I wanted at the time and I did not know what I had at the time. I wish that I had taken the whole tree because the pieces that I got all looked like the one posted.:eek::eek::(:eek::( I can feel the disappointment and pain from here!!!!

[steven carter]

Ron,

This is a beautiful bowl! The curl is outstanding, as is the form you put to it. I have a cottonwood rough out that I wanted to try (my first cottonwood) and it looks nothing like yours unfortunately.

Steve

[bob svoboda]

Excellent piece. That is a seriously nice piece of wood and you did it proud.

[Prashun Patel]

Really wonderful. I agree that the design allows the curl to be the star. Very elegant.

[Gene Hintze]

Well I can see that I need to get some Cottonwood. Beautiful bowl!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very impressive bowl, stunning wood - excellent photos! Capturing curl and how it plays with the light is always a hard thing to do. Your photos really showcase the effect quite well!

[Randy Gazda]

I have only seen curl like that once before in cottonwood. A small sawmill in Iowa that I visit once in a while had some. The owner had built blanket chests and other items out of it, not sure he even sold any wood from that tree.

Anyway, that is a very nice bowl.:)

[Robert McGowen]

That is some amazing wood!

[Rob Cunningham]

WOW, that's amazing curl.

[Allen stagg]

Beautiful bowl and beautiful wood. Great combo.

[Ron Bontz]

I keep looking at this thing. Wow. What part of the tree did this come from? I have a large cotton wood right beside my shop. If this thing gets blown down like some of my oaks did, I'll know what to look for. Thanks:)

[Michael Ginsberg]

Wood colored swimming pool!! WOW

[charlie knighton]

very nice.....

[Kirk Miller]

Ron,
Like everyone else has said, incredible piece of cottonwood. I have seen it before that had quilting but nowhere near the quilting in that piece.
Mike Mahoney did a presentation at my local woodturning club meeting last year using a piece of quilted cottonwood. He told us that by looking at the bark he can usually tell if the wood will be quilted or not. I would make a visual note in the back of your head on what the bark on that piece looked like, because its a keeper

[Roland Martin]

Unbelievable quilt, the bowl appears to be on fire. Great form and awesome photography!

[Mike Spanbauer]

Wow, that quilting is incredible - truly eye candy if I've ever seen any... and Cottonwood you say!!! For the pain and frustration of what that wood does to me, I'd put up with it if I knew that was the reward waiting inside for me :)

mike