Reed Gray’s Myrtlewood: Burned and Beaded

[Baxter Smith]

Reed sent me a chunk of Myrtlewood last January in exchange for some Ambrosia Maple . I cut a shallow bowl off the top of the block using the largest Oneway knife and let it dry. Was looking for another burn candidate a couple of weeks ago and thought this might work.

When I drove out to Oregon 30 years ago, I was impressed with the Myrtlewood and picked up a slab to make a NE clock out of.(Flattened it with a hand plane and belt sander) It still hangs in my dining room. :)

I didn’t get a very good picture but maybe by looking at all of them you can get the general idea of what the stuff looks like. Thanks for the wood Reed! I have two more from that block I will someday get to.:rolleyes::)

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11” x 2.5”: Finished with Bush Oil
Comments and suggestions are always welcome!

[Scott Lux]

That's gorgeous. Wood, form, and finish are all great. BTW, what is the finish?

[Eric Holmquist]

Nice form and rim treatment. I have a few pieces of myrtle, but never saw anything quite this nice.

[Jim Underwood]

Ooooo weee! That's a nice bowl Baxter. I'm not fond of the square edge, but the rim treatment and general form is awfully nice.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow! What a beautiful bowl! Love all that chatoyancy!! Very nice work on the burned rim - frames the wood quite nicely!

[David DeCristoforo]

What Steve said. Took the words right out of my mouth!

[Jim Burr]

You need a gallery Baxter! Could you talk me through the burn process? I'm looking for a accent style for the redwood I picked up. Yours is as fine as I've seen!

[charlie knighton]

well done Baxter, great turning stuff, like your outside edge

[Alan Trout]

Baxter,

That is a great looking bowl. I know Reed is going to be really impressed when he sees it. I know I am.

Alan

[John Keeton]

Very, very nice!! The rim and figure together, really make this bowl special.

[Jeff Myroup]

Very nice Baxter.

[Reed Gray]

I kind of take Myrtle for granted as there is a lot of it out here. It will glow like few other woods, and is one that will benefit from sanding to higher grits.

robo hippy

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Absolutely stunning!

[mike ash]

What a beauty!!!! Great job all the way around.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Baxter. Really nice job on the burned rim.

[Baxter Smith]

Thanks for your thoughts!

Thanks again Reed for the wood swap! The Myrtle is very pretty in the living room and I use your Madrone bowls everytime I make a salad. Last night being the most recent!:D