Ash Bowl

[Bernie Weishapl]

Here is a ash bowl that was in log form for about 3 yrs. I almost left it to long as some of the blanks do have a punky spot or two although on this one they cleaned up nicely. It is 9 1/2" X 3 1/2" and is finished with Lee Valley Tung Oil. I put two coats of sealer on and after they had dried put 3 coats of the tung oil finish.

[Roger Chandler]

That is a nice bowl form, Bernie...........did the tung oil darken it, or was that the natural color of the ash? unusual a little for ash................most of the time it is lighter in color, but I have seen some dark like this.

[Tony De Masi]

Another beauty Bernie.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Nice job Bernie, and great color for ash. Must have some age on it or mineral deposits?

[John Keeton]

Nice form, Bernie. I kind of like the darker color.

[Rich Aldrich]

Nice looking ash. I like the form also.

[David DeCristoforo]

Nice one. Gonna have to try one of those someday!

[Joe Watson]

That did come out nice, the grain on the side of the bowl grabs my attention.

[charlie knighton]

very nice, you do not seem to have any trouble turning close to the pith

[Baxter Smith]

Nice looking bowl. If it didn't have the gloss finish it would like like an antique.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks again. I will knock it back some Baxter. I didn't realize that tung oil had that much shine. I hope the others turn out this well as they don't have as much soft wood that I can see compared to this one although it didn't turn out to be a problem.