Cherry Burl Bowls

[Rich Aldrich]

I made these cherry burl bowls a couple of months ago. My wife doesnt like them because they wont hold liquid.

First is 5.75" dia x 2" deep

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Second is 6.25" dia x 2" deep.

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[Baxter Smith]

Nice bowls Rich. There's more to life than soup.;):)

Did you once turn these to finish? I have quite a few roughed out that probably still need a few months of drying. It will be interesting to see how deep some of the surface cracking goes.

[Roger Chandler]

Yep, there is more to life than soup! Those will make beautiful fruit bowls and a base for a centerpiece of flowers to be prominently displayed on the dining room table..................your wife should see the possibilities with these, not just the voids!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Those are beauties Rich. Make great candy dishes or popcorn.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Gorgeous wood. Nice job bringing out the beauty of it. Those are some really nice bowls.

[Jim Burr]

You can just put some plastic wrap in there and add soup! Ehhh...maybe not! I have got to get some of that cherry...beautiful stuff!

[Rich Aldrich]

Nice bowls Rich. There's more to life than soup.;):)

Did you once turn these to finish? I have quite a few roughed out that probably still need a few months of drying. It will be interesting to see how deep some of the surface cracking goes.

Baxter - It is a two step process for me. I rough out then use soak in DNA for about 48 hours, longer if I forget it in the DNA, then I bag them for a month. My experience has been little cracking with cherry. If they crack, they crack during the roughout phase or are cracked to begin with. I try to turn the burls with in a month of cutting. When I cut them, I leave about 6" of tree on either side of the burl to reduce the chance of checking.

[Rich Aldrich]

Thanks for the compliments. For me, cherry burls are much more common that other burls. I also think they are among the best for grain and wood character. With that said, there are a lot of other nice burls of other species.

[Michelle Rich]

yes, the cherry has pretty burls. Both are very well done. ;)Maybe if you take over the cleaning & dusting of the "shelf-sitting art bowls" , she'll like them more???:D;)

[John Keeton]

Nice work, Rich. I have found that my tastes in turnings and Ms. Keeton's rarely match!

[Rich Aldrich]

yes, the cherry has pretty burls. Both are very well done. ;)Maybe if you take over the cleaning & dusting of the "shelf-sitting art bowls" , she'll like them more???:D;)

Thanks. Maybe but she sees my shop and how I (dont) dust. She is more into practical and not so much into the art portion of woodworking. She said if I made it, it doesnt seem that special. You can tell I really impress her.:rolleyes:

[Betty Fox]

Very pretty bowls. I love cherry burl and you did those proud.

[charlie knighton]

with cherry burl, the simpler form the better

very nice, thanks for sharing

[James Combs]

I haven't done cherry burl but cherry is one of my favorite woods to turn and from what I see there I wouldn't mind cherry burl either. Very nice Rich.