Dogwood Burl NE Bowl

[Dale Winburn]

This is my first NE bowl, it's a dogwood root burl from my front yard, the top was broken by a wind storm. It's approximately 5.5" diameter by 3.5" high by 1/4" thick. Finished with spray-on poly then buffed.

All comments welcome, especially suggestions for improvements for my next one!

Thanks,
Dale

[Michael Menzli]

Yea for Dogwood and VA... beautiful... I wondered how you found such a large piece..almost all dogwood I encounter struggles to reach 3-4 inches in diameter

[Tim Rinehart]

Dale, that is a beautiful and quite rare piece. You can't just google dogwood burl and order a chunk, especially one that is as solid as that...you did a super job, I like it alot...and am a big fan of dogwood.
I have a dogwood tree right outside our kitchen window, about 10" diam and covered with burls. I love the tree...but will hope for something as nice at what you have here when it does shed it last leaves.

[Michelle Rich]

lovely wood & terrific shaped bowl. Thanks for sharing

[Rob Cunningham]

Dale, that's a beautiful bowl.
We have a large Dogwood in the front yard with a burl on it. When I pointed out the burl to my wife, she said "keep your chainsaw away from that tree"

[Roger Chandler]

Way to go Dale! That is a super piece..........nice job on the NE!

[Steve bellinger]

Dale as been said that's one sharp bowl. I have a number of dogwood on my place, but they don't seem to want to get big enough for me to cut up and turn.:(

[Bill Wyko]

Absolutely georgous, you've done that piece of wood proper. I wouldn't do anything different.

[steven carter]

Sorry you lost the dogwood tree, but you sure gained a beautiful bowl in the process! What a great job on your first NE bowl.

[David Reed]

I have never seen Dogwood burl of that size - spectacular piece of wood and you did do a lovely job with the turning and finish. I am far from any type of expert on shapes, but to my eye, a bit more rounding and narrower base might enhance it a bit. Having said that, it is very pleasing as it is.

[Jim Burr]

I wouldn't change a thing...you nailed it!!

[Jamie Donaldson]

I've not before seen a dogwood burl either, and it's a beauty! But is this example piece as dark as it appears, or did the finish make it darker? I do know that pink dogwood is darker than white dogwood, but the pink in the wood is not very lightfast.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Super nice bowl Dale! Amazing wood! Thanks for sharing!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, 1st dogwood burl i have seen

[John Keeton]

Dale, great piece of burl for your first NE!!! And, great job with the turning and finishing. I like the form, but probably would have liked a little smaller (not much) base. Nonetheless, excellent piece!

[Donny Lawson]

Great piece of burl. I run upon Dogwood all the time. Don't find any with burls on it though.(Not yet anyway).

[Scott Hackler]

Great looking NE bowl. That wood is fantastic.

[David E Keller]

Man, that's a fantastic piece of wood and a great job on the bowl! You might try shrinking the foot on the next one to about 30-40% of the max diameter and see how you like the look... I tend to be drawn toward smaller bottoms, and others might disagree with that suggestion. I have major burl envy... I'm considering a midnight raid outside Tim's kitchen window!

[Jay Rasmussen]

Outstanding work Dale. It’s not going to be easy to topthat. From your front yard really makes it special.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful wood and beautiful piece. Well done.

[Steve Vaughan]

Love the way that turned out. The natural edge is just awesome, especially with those stripes running down it. I had no idea dogwood looked like that turned.

[Baxter Smith]

Wonderful wood and rim. I would say that the foot could be a little smaller, but when I look at this one, the size doesn't bother me in the least. Dale, you are going to have a tough time ever topping your first NE bowl.