Red Oak Utility Bowl

[Ken Hill]

Finished it off today. Its a piece of my Red Oak, roughed, DNA soak and returned. This piece had some checks that did not get to bad after turning and the soak. Repaired with CA, then a CA grain fill, BLO then a buff job. Crappy pics, wife put away the lights and I had to drag them out in a hurry (then put them away LOL)

7 x 2.75

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[John Hart]

This is a very fine example of what beauty oak can provide. Beautiful piece Ken.

[Jim Burr]

My kind of bowl Ken. Beautiful piece of wood to keep peanuts in!

[John Hart]

My kind of bowl Ken. Beautiful piece of wood to keep peanuts in!

Like shipping peanuts?

Or maybe those big orange marshmallowy circus peanuts?

[Baxter Smith]

Great bowl Ken. Lots of character in those knots!

[Ken Hill]

Great bowl Ken. Lots of character in those knots!

That is what I was thinkin'! The wife told me last week that my regular bowls look like store bought items:( The NE and bowls with character work she says LOL! I personally like a bowl that looks handmade and old....sort of like me:p

[Douglas Clark]

I'm not a turner, but every now and then I hop over here to look at the pretty pictures. Gotta stop doing that, y'all are making me wanna buy a lathe, and I can't afford a lathe right now. Y'all oughta be ashamed of yourself tempting me and tormenting me like that.

Seriously, though, love the bowl... How much? I may be in the market!

[Art Manansala]

Very nice bowl - not what I would expect from Oak (which we have alot of here in Calif) - I love the character.

Can you explain your DNA drying process?

[Ken Hill]

I turn to whatever thickness I feel is right...on this bowl it was about 5/8 inch. Throw it in the bucket of dna and forget about it for a few days, then a newspaper wrap...same as everyone else really.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Nice piece, and I like the soft edges ...

[charlie knighton]

very nice....

[David E Keller]

Pretty stuff... I hate to turn oak, but I'm glad others don't feel the same 'cause it sure is nice to look at. Nicely done.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Ken! Really like how the grain direction runs all over the place! Bet it really plays with the light!

[David DeCristoforo]

That's a very nice looking bowl. But are you sure it's a bowl and not an "open form"?

[Ken Hill]

That's a very nice looking bowl. But are you sure it's a bowl and not an "open form"?

I try not to think to much, it hurts my head;)