Elm Natural Edge

[Jeremy Leasure]

This one is elm, guessing about 10" diameter. Doesn't really photograph as well as I'd like. Kinda smells bad.

C&C welcome.

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[Deane Allinson]

I really like this one. Natural. love the knot and distortion. I was wanting to see more photos of it. I will look at this one several more times. I have a better monitor at work.
Really nice!
Deane

[Greg Just]

Great looking wood. There is a lot going on with the grain and color of this piece. Nice job.

[John Keeton]

Jeremy, from what I can tell from the pics, it looks very well done. Good surface and good curve! The wood is kinda neat, too.

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty wood and form Jeremy!

[Kelvin Burton]

Jeremy, very much to my liking! I really like natural edge turnings of any flavor and the knot on the edge really adds to the natural look. How do you plan to finish it? If it was me I'd give it a couple of coats of oil, probably Danish, then seal it with Shellac or buff it, depending on the level of gloss I wanted and whether it still smelled!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jeremy that is a nice looking bowl. Elm doesn't smell good but sure does look good when finished.

[Michelle Rich]

the pics are hard to see..I think you have good balance on the sides..looks pretty graceful..the wood is rustic & interesting

[Dennis Ford]

It looks great, the smell should go away when it drys out.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks like you did pretty good on the bowl Jeremy! Sure is some pretty wood! The few times I turned Elm - it smelled bad but once it had dried and I had a finish on it, it was fine! Looking forward to seeing this one when finished as a little oil would really make that grain pop!

[Jeremy Leasure]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. The thing is, this has already been through my "regular" finishing schedule. Sand to 400, buff with red (and sometimes white), oiled, dried and then waxed. It just doesn't polish up to the sheen I've been used to, and the wood lacks depth. On top of that I always deliberately shoot to avoid glare. Guess I was successful there, anyway :)

I'm not sure if that's just the normal properties of elm or if the spalting contributed to it.