20 inch natural edge maple burl bowl

[jwjerry w kowalski]

192295Here is a bowl I made for my neighbor who gave me a huge 2' x 4' maple burl. It is 20" in diam. my first outboard turning, everything went smoothly until I started the inside, I thought i had made nice cuts on the wings until I shined my light at an angle and found tool marks, so I had to sand with the lathe off with 80 grit to correct, what a lot of work. once I got past the wings everything went smoothly. I couldn't go past 300 rpm because of the imbalance of the piece, so it was quite a challenge for me. I left the base heavy to counteract the large top's imbalance. I think I should have done the base with more of a curvature. This picture was taken with a piece of plywood across an office chair, you can see the arms of the chair to get a sense of how large it is.

[Roland Martin]

That is beautiful, and large. Great color and character. I'd say your neighbor is getting one heck of a return for giving you that burl.

[Tony De Masi]

JW, I like this piece alot. I may agree with you about the base, but still it's one heck of a piece and gift too. Well done.

[Steve Vaughan]

That's purdy right there! Love the color!

[John Hart]

With the idea of more curvature on the base, I would call this piece, Perfection. The 80 grit gouge was well worth it.....at least from my perspective ;) :)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Jerry - curve on the base or not - this sure is one pretty bowl! Your neighbor is going to be thrilled! Very nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[Rick Hutcheson]

Sure is pretty, but it won't hold a lot of soup.

[bob svoboda]

Really nice and unusual piece. I think the base looks great and fits the bowl fine. A lot of work but the result makes it worthwhile IMO.

[Dan Hintz]

Veeery nice top... with my heavy hand, I probably would have ripped those wings right off, especially so thin.

[Jim Burr]

That's a monster Jerry! Sure glad it held together for you. Your neighbor is going to be thrilled!!

[Michelle Rich]

woowee that sure is pretty and BIG! I think the shape is rather cool!

[David Reed]

Yes, nice way to display some of the beauty found inside these locally available woods. The wings must have been a treat to spin and you executed it very nicely in the end. I also must agree with the base change, but why quibble. What is your outboard turning setup like? I am researching and considering my options.

[Darren Jamieson]

Very nice looking piece, your neighbour is lucky to have someone to give a piece of wood to and get this back in return.

[Scott Hackler]

Very cool looking piece. I love that suspended look of the wings. I would agree that the base is a little heavy for such a delicate "bowl" but overall a very nice turning.

[Ken Hill]

Thats just flat out cool!

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. David, I have the Nova XP outboard accessory, I am very pleased with the way it preforms.

[Dan Forman]

This is a wonderful piece! Must have been a challenge being off balance and those big wings circling about.

Dan

[Chris Colman]

Interesting looking piece.

Looks like a real knuckle-buster!

[James Combs]

A fabulous bowl, kind of reminds me of some kind of mushroom out of Alice in Wonderland.

[Baxter Smith]

Great piece of wood and work was my first thought. The second was "only one picture, I want to see more!"

[John Keeton]

Reminds me of lilly pads!! Really a neat turning - great character to it. BIG sucker!

[Steve Campbell]

If you are that nice to all your neighbors I got to tell you the house next door to me is for sale. Love to have ya.. That is a great looking piece.

Steve

[Rob Nusbaum]

Wow! Wish I was your neighbor.

[Harry Robinette]

Beautiful just beautiful,The wood, the work, the finish, all just beautiful.

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, David the outboard system I have is what comes standard with the Nova DVR lathe.

[Greg Ketell]

Wow that is really really nice!!

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's pretty spectacular!