2 Salad Bowls

[mike ash]

I needed to make a couple of Salad Bowls, one for a friend and one for a raffle. So, I raided my stash and came up roughouts that I've had drying for a couple of years. The first bowl (13" x 5 1/2") is from an Ash Tree and the second bowl (12" x 4") is from Madrone....both hail from the Roseburg, Oregon area. I've been doing pyro on a border area of many of my bowls, and had gotten a little bored with some of the patterns I was using. Then, I remembered that Baxter Smith had done some pyro work that I liked, so I looked up his recent projects and it inspired part of my design on the borders for both of these bowls (thanks Baxter:)).

Oh, the finish is Bees Oil ( a mixture of mineral oil and bees wax). I really like the stuff!

C&C's are always welcome!!!!

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[John Keeton]

Mike, an equally nice job on both, but the contrast of the ash makes it the clear winner for me! Very nice work, and the pyro/carved accent band on the rim is a nice touch.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really nice bowls Mike. Really like the rim accent of carving and pyro.

[Doug W Swanson]

Great bowls, Mike. The accents look great!

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

Mike, an equally nice job on both, but the contrast of the ash makes it the clear winner for me! Very nice work, and the pyro/carved accent band on the rim is a nice touch.

Ditto. Nice looking Ash ... Ash!

[Ted Calver]

Pretty wood and great forms. Nice work Mike.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Real nice work on both bowls Mike! I like the embellishment!

[Harvey Ghesser]

Love the accents, Mike. Nice work on the bowls.

[James Roberts]

Good stuff there, Mike. Love the rim detail.

[Nate Davey]

Beautiful bowls Mike, the colors are phenomenal and the rim embellishment is just right. Not too much, just right.

[Roger Chandler]

Very nice.........both of them.............nice rim treatment on both............I have to go with the ash as the better of the two because of the contrast between heartwood and sapwood.............fine work Mike!

[Baxter Smith]

Nice work Mike. The ash makes a very pretty bowl and your rim treatment is a nice touch!

[Jeff Luedloff]

Beautiful bowls Mike

[Joe Watson]

wow, they both came out really nice.
The bands definitely separates then from just another bowl(s).

[Randy Rhine]

Hi Mike,

Really nice bowls!

rr

[Kathy Marshall]

Very nice bowls Mike! I really like the contrast on the ash bowl and the rim treatments look great on both.