Elm crotch bowl and shallow dish.

[Dan Forman]

I actually did get a few things done this last month, some of them went out the door before photographing, but I will be posting those that I did manage to capture on film. Here are a couple of pieces, from a massive elm crotch, which provided 4 pieces all together. These were wet sanded with walnut oil, then got a few coats of Antique Oil. Thanks for looking.
217635 217636 Shallow dish 9 1/2" X 1 3/4",

217638 217639 and a bowl, 10 1/2' X 2 3/4"

Dan

[Michelle Rich]

now that is stunning wood. pretty pieces

[Ken Hill]

That sure is some pretty grain!

[Dennis Ford]

Beautiful wood and you showed it off well. Elm is not very good material for flat work but it sure is good for turning.

[John Keeton]

Dan, I love both of these pieces - very nice work. The wood is awesome, and the soft rim treatment is a nice addition.

[Hayes Rutherford]

Dan, nice work on these. Thats about as good as it gets for elm.

[Joe Bradshaw]

Very nice Dan. I really like the shallow dish with the image of a person in it.

[Roger Chandler]

good stuff Dan! Really like the grain and you put a nice rim on them as well.

[charlie knighton]

very nice Dan, love your rim, outstanding wood

[Rich Aldrich]

Really nice wood. I especially like the bowl.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Beautiful wood. Sometimes elm can really be worth the effort (not the most enjoyable wood to turn, smell, hard etc.). Question on finish. why the walnut oil under the Antique Oil? Does it add color? Doesn't walnut oil take longer to dry? Just curious. Thanks for sharing tow beautiful pieces.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Both pieces are really nice. Elm just never ceases to amaze me. Really like the form and the wood is beautiful.

[Bill Bolen]

Some of the prettiest Elm I've seen and love what you did with it. The "outie" rim treatment is among my favorites for larger bowls. Just gorgeous!

[Jim Burr]

Doesn't get much better Dan! Nice sizes and the rim is my favorite.

[Mark Hubl]

Nice! Great looking elm.

[Dan Forman]

Thanks for the comments. This was an uncommonly large crotch, as most are cut smaller by the guys that remove trees, in order to carry the pieces away more easily. I found this tree still sitting in pieces in someone's yard while on a walk. I had to cut it into blanks on site, as two of us couldn't come close to lifting it as it was. The thickness allowed me to get the four blanks out of it, and some decent width to the larger bowls. Unfortunately, I don't foresee finding another one like this anytime soon. Elm is somewhat challenging to work with due to it's open grain structure and alternating soft and hard rings which tend to dish in sanding, but the crotches can show some really dramatic figure, and the the color in even the plain pieces is nice. Sure does smell though when wet.

Dan

[Allan Ferguson]

You did that beautiful wood proud. I have turned some elm and the grain is a standout that people notice.

[Brian Effinger]

Great looking bowls Dan. :)

[Steve bellinger]

Dan looked at these earler and they look even better the secound time , thought they were great the first but the more i look the more the more i like.

[David E Keller]

Not sure how I missed these earlier, but I'm glad I found them... Great looking bowls!

[Scott Hackler]

Nice work Dan, those are really nice looking bowls.

[Dan Forman]

Thanks to the second round of commenters. :)

Dan

[Kathy Marshall]

Both are very nice Dan! I really like your rim treatment and the wood is great, I especially like the feather in the 2nd one.
What kind of elm is it? I just got some Chinese elm a couple weeks ago and Saturday is chain saw day :D I'll be cutting up some blanks and turning some green wood.

[Dan Forman]

Question on finish. why the walnut oil under the Antique Oil? Does it add color? Doesn't walnut oil take longer to dry? Just curious. Thanks for sharing tow beautiful pieces.

Bob ---I just used Wally D's advice about hand sanding with oil, as I was having trouble with power sanding getting the scratches out. The wood is so porous, I figured the AO would mingle with the walnut and help dry it too.

Dan

[Joe Watson]

hahaha... it almost looks like your avatar! that's great!

[Dan Forman]

Kathy --- Thanks, I believe it's Siberian elm.

Dan