9" White Maple with pyroed fish scale rim

[Bob Bergstrom]

This is a relatively white piece of hard maple with no distinguished figure so I used my pyro pen and a fish scale tip to decorate the rim. Finished with water white lacquer.
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[John Keeton]

Now, that is an interesting effect on a bowl rim!! I like it, Bob, and your bowl forms are always pleasant to look at.

[Marty Eargle]

That's a clean looking plate. I usually don't like many pieces where the wood has little character, but the fish scales really turned this into something. Very nice.

[Michelle Rich]

nice decoration for a very clean bowl.

[Greg Just]

Nice job on the bowl. The rim treatment dresses up the bowl a lot. A suggestion - after you burn and before applying your finish, rub down the burned area with some rubbing alcohol to remove the residue left behind from the burning. This will remove the slight discoloration around fish scales.

[Steve Vaughan]

That's a great job. I like the rim treatment.

[BILL DONAHUE]

That's a beautiul piece! The pyro is very tasteful and it adds a lot of interest to it. Nice job!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty. Very pleasing form and the pyro just sits it off.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice Bob. That added a lot to the bowl!

[Joe Adams]

How long did it take to add the fish scales to the rim? It looks tedious but was well worth it.

[Bob Bergstrom]

How long did it take to add the fish scales to the rim? It looks tedious but was well worth it.
It did take a while, but more because of the burner pen I was using was a type that the tip is pushed into the pen. Any contamination causes it to lose conductivity, so things were a little slower than I wanted. Probably took 45 minutes. They are just randomly burned here and there.

[Joe Watson]

Amazing what a little time and imagination can do, the rim completely makes the piece in my opinion.

[Eric Holmquist]

Very nice effect on the rim, great job!

[Kathy Marshall]

Very nice bowl and great job on the rim!

[David DeCristoforo]

I hate to say this but for me, the decoration is a distraction that draws attention away from the strengths of the bowl. It's a beautiful, understated form and the "plainness" of the wood invites the form to take center stage. But my focus is pulled away from those features by the fish scale markings.