Gnarly dunno turned thin

[Bob Rotche]

Not sure what this wood is but it was a knobby, convoluted lump off the side of a tree that someone gave me. Not really a burl and very hard. Wings got thinner than anticipated while smoothing out tool marks. About 1/16-1/8" at the rim thickening to a bit over 1/4" at the base. Measures about 9x3" overall and finished with danish oil and beall buff. Definitely won't hold soup. C+C always appreciated.

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[Jim Burr]

Wow Bob!! Great shape and finish!! Glad it held together for ya! That's a heck of a size for something so aerated!

[Richard Jones]

Bob,

What a great piece! That had to be fun to turn, pucker factor and all..........

Lots of that dunnowood around, but few as nice as this. Thanks for sharing.

Richard

[Scott Hackler]

Very cool Bob. I love pieces like this that have all the rises and falls around the natural edges.

[Dan Forman]

Very nice! Wouldn't have wanted to be in the line of fire of that one during the hollowing - looks like the lobe on the left in pic three was not very securely attached.

Dan

[Jack Mincey]

Very pretty. It looks like a fall leaf in a way. Job extremely well done on turning and finish.
Jack

[Roger Chandler]

very pretty piece, Bob...................the grain really pops!

[John Keeton]

Excellent!!! Looks like maple to me, even with the darker areas. Wonderful character and super job turning it.

[Russell Eaton]

Bob that is one sweet bowl. Don't let Keller se it, he will get jealous.

[charlie knighton]

very nice, excellent job of keeping it together, i agree with John, looks like maple

[Don Alexander]

very nice piece takes some steady nerves to turn something like that

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Great piece Bob. 2 thumbs up from me. Sugar Maple would also be my guess as to the wood.

[Baxter Smith]

Great work! Between the shape and the colors, that is a real eycatcher Bob!

[Harry Robinette]

Look like maybe Hickory. Whatever it is it came out very very nice ,you did good.

[Ken Glass]

Bob,
I second the "looks like Maple." What a great job turning such a tough piece. Great shape/form and the sides look very consistent to me on thickness. Very Well Done!

[Bob Bergstrom]

That is one tough turning to pull off. Just cutting through those hard, cracked areas had to be something else. The final piece really looks worth all those tense cuts. Thanks for sharing a beautiful turning.

[Bob Rotche]

Thanks for all the comments. Despite turning a lot of air, it was surprisingly solid. The wood is really hard and I never felt like it was at much risk of coming apart. I brought it to our turning club this past week and consensus there was also maple or hickory.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - that is pretty cool! Great looking wood (another vote for maple) and I really like the natural edge!

[Alan Trout]

Very nice piece Bob,

Well Done

Alan

[Kathy Marshall]

Very cool piece!

[Rick Markham]

Bob!!! That is outstanding!!!

[Steve Campbell]

Excellent. That had to be a challenge to get that thin. Great work.

Steve

[Cory Norgart]

Wow!!! that is cool!!! It looks like an Ambrosia Maple Burl to me.. Beautiful and challenging.. Thanks for sharing..

[Michelle Rich]

this may be the coolest gnarly dunno I have seen in a long time!! :-) good job turning this