NE bradford pear

[David E Keller]

I had a friend drop off a couple of chunks of this pear. It was a dead standing tree from his yard, and he thought the dark line between the heart and sap would be of interest to me... He was right! I turned the bowl for him as a thank you.

About 11 inches at it's maximum dimension and finished with several coats of BLO at this point. It's a touch on the thick side for me, but my friend tends to favor more rustic stuff. Some of you may notice that this form represents a MAJOR step for me in turning... Brace yourselves... IT'S GOT A FOOT!

Comments, criticism, and suggestions appreciated as always.
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[Roger Chandler]

Nice going David! I see you are opening your mind to more stylish forms that include a foot.........I sense real progress in your artistic interpretation! :rolleyes::p

Very nice form.........pretty wood! :);););):)

[John Keeton]

David, glad to see you have finally realized the true beauty of a footed bowl!!!:D This is a beauty - the wood is exceptionally nice. I have some Bradford in the barn, but I don't think the color is this deep. Nice dark line between the heartwood/sapwood.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty David and the pear is a wonderful looking wood.

[Scott Hackler]

Very nice, Doc. This style of bowl is nice either thick or thin. Great coloring as well.

[David DeCristoforo]

Hosanna! A foot!!! Sweet looking bowl.. great wood... and a foot?!?! That's an awful lot to pack into one turning!

[Dennis Ford]

I like this one a lot, it has about everything you could want in a natural edge. I have not seen any Bradford Pear with this dark of heartwood, but hope to find some, it looks great.

[Jim Burr]

I think you're running a fever DK...I'm writing you a script for more feet!! Really nice coloring and flow.

[jwjerry w kowalski]

That's some great looking pear, what's not to like about it, and what the heck are you doing turning a foot? Ah, but it's a small foot, I think it looks great.

[John Hart]

I think this is a fine looking piece....even though it is lifted slightly by a small wooden appendage, I think you've hit a very nice NE look with this.:)

Pear is pretty great to turn huh?. When I downed my pear tree years ago, I had a ball for months. Too bad I didn't know what I was doing back then....All but one turning was lost to cracks and warps.

[Nate Davey]

The journey of a thousand miles starts with one foot....or is it step. That is a beautiful piece of wood. Kind of hope my Bradford pear dies now.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Everything is right. You did a great job of getting everything centered up and balanced. Beautiful piece of Pear. Thinner would be in the trend for this type of bowl, but it so well done I say thinness wouldn't improve it much.

[Harry Robinette]

David
You just keep turning out beautiful pieces,this piece is one more to add to the collection.Your work is really beautiful keep up the great turning.

[cal thelen]

thats a beauty. i need to get into turning some logs. have only done segmented stuff so far. And I like the foot.

[Michael James]

Nice.......and now you're over the foot crisis. Free to go either way now! :D

[Jim Adkins]

Aw....That Appendage on the bottom gives it some lift!! Nice job on
the NE. It looks balanced and just begs to be picked-up. Nice.

[Kathy Marshall]

Very nice David! and some really cool looking wood!

[Baxter Smith]

Great color! It must have been an old tree with all that heartwood. Very pretty!

[Michelle Rich]

yes it has a foot, but a subtle one. I approve!!!:) I ususally do not like footed NE bowls, but this one is very nice. Great balance on the rim..super bowl

[Richard Jones]

Good looking bowl!! I'm actually one that likes a bit more heft, especially in a NE bowl. Not so fragile looking, and begs to be fondled. Like Michelle, I normally don't like footed NE bowls either, but this one pulls it off just fine. Appendage incorporation into my next few, for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Rich

[dan carter]

A foot. Sure enough times are a changing. Nice and small, it is subtle enough that is hardly noticeable. Nice looking bowl.