Pierced Red Elm Bowl

[Eric Holmquist]

Red Elm Bowl with piercing to create a floral effect. Around 8" (20cm) across. Finished with Bush Oil and polyurethane.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Nice work. Very pleasing design. Pretty color. Was the elm a little hard to pierce?

[Roger Chandler]

That is a beaut, Eric..........nice piercing........really takes the bowl to a piece of art.

[Steve Schlumpf]

That's cool! I like the design... very clean and not overly ornate.

[Michelle Rich]

delightful bowl..very neat design

[Steve bellinger]

Good looking bowl for sure.Like what ya done with the piercing

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl and really nice form.

[Jim Burr]

Nice work Eric. The peircings look very smooth and clean...not easy to do!

[Eric Holmquist]

Thanks everyone

The basic idea for the piece came from antique china that I saw in the mansions of the UK when I was over there in 2004. It has been too long to recall any of the designs exactly, but a common theme was simple geometric designs pierced in the display china. This was before my turning interest developed.

[Eric Holmquist]

Nice work. Very pleasing design. Pretty color. Was the elm a little hard to pierce?

Not particularly hard to pierce. Normally I prefer diffuse porous woods for piercing, but elm is not as strongly ring porous as some woods are, so it takes piercing fairly well.

[Doug W Swanson]

Looks great! It's a simple but elegant looking bowl. Something you could still use for fruit.

[Kathy Marshall]

Great looking bowl Eric! Very nice form and the piercing looks great!