Elm Bowl with flat beaded band

[Johnny Taylor]

I made this Elm bowl today as I need some practical/utility shaped bowls for a craft fair I'm doing in a couple of weeks. I couldn't help but add a decorative band to it...
Its 11" wide and made from a piece of English Elm. There is more about it on my blog, linked from my profile.

Comments and critiques welcomed

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[David E Keller]

That's a beauty, Johnny! The decorative band is 'just right'.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

I like it too. Elm is such a handsome wood. The bands compliment it well.
faust

[Steve bellinger]

yep that's a great looking piece.I bet it sells real fast.

[Jim Burr]

What the heck...one lousy picture!? This needs more pic's Johnny...really beautiful, massive bowl, from what little I can see;)

[John Keeton]

Well done, Johnny!! Beautiful form, and the beaded band is perfect for the elm.

[John Hart]

This bowl is handsome...through and through. Nicely done.

[Nate Davey]

I love you full bodied work Johnny. This bowls with some mass to them are right up my alley. Beautiful job

[Bob Bergstrom]

Nice use of the banding to accentuate a strong appearing elm wood. Very nice color and form.

[Greg Just]

Beautiful. What did you use to darken the band?

[Baxter Smith]

Beautiful bowl and wood. Great band as well!

[Johnny Taylor]

Thanks for the nice replies. I really love Elm, its a lovely timber to work and I think it's as beautiful as any exotic.


Beautiful. What did you use to darken the band?

Its a purple(beetroot coloured) spirit stain.

[Russell Eaton]

That is a very nice bowl. I like the band as well. Good luck at the craft show.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - very nice bowl Johnny! Love the classic form and the simplicity of the decorative band! Best of luck at the fair!

[Dan Forman]

Another lovely piece as I've come to expect. Even your utility items have a certain elegance to them.

Dan

[Kenny Jacobson]

The form is inspiring. It has a very solid look to it ("some mass" as Nate Davey says above), but because the rim tapers into the bowl, it also has a the elegance of a thin turned bowl. My eye is constantly drawn between the crisp edge, the tasteful band and the solid wall. If you don't mind, I think I might imitate your design for the next couple bowls I make (I'm still a beginning wood turner, so I like to find forms that appeal to me and practice turning them).

[Allen Howell]

Very nice form and embellishment! I think it should go fast. I really like the contrast between the bands and the grain.

[Johnny Taylor]

Thanks for the replies and the good luck wishes for the fair! I've only done one before sold hardly a thing and swore never to do one again........but here I go lol!


..........If you don't mind, I think I might imitate your design for the next couple bowls I make................

No worries Kenny :)