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mike ash
03-13-2011, 9:45 PM
A few shots of an Oregon Ash bowl I completed. I turned this bowl while it was green but as happens with Ash wood, it cracked! So.... I employed a little trick that Alan Beatty taught me. He said to "somehow accentuate a wood flaw (character)". So, I sewed it up with some leather and added a few beads, then burned and carved an eagle feather to give it that character.
Mark Hubl
03-13-2011, 9:48 PM
Very nice. Sorry about the crack. I like the embellishments, definetly add interest to the piece.
Bernie Weishapl
03-13-2011, 10:29 PM
Really nice NE Mike. I really like the leather and the feather is a very nice touch.
Richard Madden
03-13-2011, 10:35 PM
I like what you have done. The wood and form are great, and the sewing and feather add a neat touch. I've got a few hollowforms that could use some stitching...
Dan Forman
03-14-2011, 4:26 AM
Brilliant solution, that bowl was too good to waste.
Dan
John Keeton
03-14-2011, 7:29 AM
Mike, that crack was the best thing that could have happened to you on this piece!! What a wonderful opportunity for some artistic expression and you pulled it off with class! Well done! I really like the end result.
Steve Schlumpf
03-14-2011, 7:34 AM
Nice save and some great ideas for embellishments! Really like the feather!
Russell Eaton
03-14-2011, 7:47 AM
I like the save you made on that. Excellent job on the feather.
Baxter Smith
03-14-2011, 9:00 AM
Everytime I see one of these stitched bowls I think of trying it on some of my cracked roughouts. The feather is neat but beyond my capabilities. Very nice job!
bob svoboda
03-14-2011, 9:06 AM
Great save! Would have been a shame to relegate it to the firewood pile!
David E Keller
03-14-2011, 9:26 AM
That's great! It seems like more than a save to me... I think you ended up with something better.
George Morris
03-14-2011, 9:40 AM
Mike I like it a lot! Well done save! G
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