Black Cherry bowl

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Some 15 years ago I rough turned a bunch of Black Cherry bowls, that were after drying in the usual brown paper bag way, got placed on some shelves I had put up in my shop, to high to get easily at, and so when we moved to Atikokan these forgotten bowls moved with all the other bowls to the new place.

The first picture shows the bowl as it was sitting in my London shop.

Now this particular bowl really bothered me, as it had a shape that just irked me, luckily I had left the wall thick enough to be able to return it into a more acceptable shape, so returned it a couple of weeks ago and then finished it with Polymerized Tung oil from Lee Valley, it sat for about two weeks while we went for a visit to my son in Ottawa, back in Atikokan I hand-rubbed it with synthetic steelwool then polished it.
Found a new owner even before it was finished, has to be a popcorn bowl, I’m sure it can do that ;)

Comments welcome :)

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[Roger Chandler]

That is a beauty Leo! I especially like the flared out rim, and the thin [ish] walls; and the base is a nice addition as well..........gotta love that grain in the black cherry......makes for a classy looking but utilitarian form. Glad to see you turning and posting!

[Dennis Nagle]

Beautiful work Leo. I really like the color, it is very rich.

[Michael Mahan]

Very Nice Leo !
Love that color & grain :)

[Jason Ritchie]

That's a nice bowl! Wow, there are a lot of rough outs in that photo!

[Doug Herzberg]

Boy you have a lot of turning to do! Lovely bowl, beautiful wood.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Leo, Folks who turn a lot of cherry can attest to how difficult a scratch free finish is to achieve. This one looks perfect. Great simple shape. The flared rim makes the bowl.
faust

[charlie knighton]

very nice, Leo......like your rough outs....glad you moved them

[Bob Bergstrom]

Now that's a nice size popcorn bowl. Lots of volume and thick enough to keep the kernels warm. Great workmanship on a wonderful species of turning wood. Nice pile of rough outs also. Thanks for sharing.

[Jak Kelly]

Nice bowl!!!
Are you familiar with the term "hoarding"?????
Just kidding...................

[Sid Matheny]

That is a sweet looking bowl Leo and I like it a lot!


Sid

[Quinn McCarthy]

Love your work Leo.

The lip is really nice.

If you ever get to Fort Francis give me a call we can get together.

Quinn McCarthy

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Nice Leo, your finish looks immaculate.

[robert baccus]

Very pretty and precise looking.

[Steve Doerr]

Nice bowl Leo. One down and how many hundreds to go:D

[Tim Leiter]

Very nice piece Leo. Wood, form and finish are excellent.
Tim

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks all you guys for the replies and comments :D :cool:, Doug you haven’t seen my stash of rough turned bowls, Jak yes my weakness for sure, Quinn I was just there, bought a new Ford Expedition YOO HOO, Steve roughly counted them last year when I moved them all to our new place here, there where about 1000 plus some blanks/logs as well as bags full of offcuts :D (you can see some of them below the shelves in the storage unit)

I should show a few pictures of them stored to give you some idea of it.

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And there is still more :eek: ;)

[Doug Herzberg]

Leo, these are the kind of photos my wife cannot be allowed to see.


Thanks all you guys for the replies and comments :D :cool:, Doug you haven’t seen my stash of rough turned bowls, Jak yes my weakness for sure, Quinn I was just there, bought a new Ford Expedition YOO HOO, Steve roughly counted them last year when I moved them all to our new place here, there where about 1000 plus some blanks/logs as well as bags full of offcuts :D (you can see some of them below the shelves in the storage unit)

I should show a few pictures of them stored to give you some idea of it.

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And there is still more :eek: ;)

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Leo, these are the kind of photos my wife cannot be allowed to see.


You know Doug over here it goes something like this, when I even look at some wood or comment on a tree that I see the possible bowls in that I could get out of,....... You don’t need any more wood, you got enough already :eek:, O well I can’t say she is wrong, but I still sneek the occasional small piece in the car, last time I found some Apple in my son’s wood pile, I just love Apple to turn, and so ................... yup I got some more wood again :D :D

[Ken Glass]

Leo,
I always like your bowls. They are always well designed with great tool control and wonderful finishes and this Cherry bowl is no exception.

[Quinn McCarthy]

Leo,

Have fun with your new car. The offer still stands.

Quinn

[Leo Van Der Loo]

:D Thank you Ken, I do try, not a production turner and so the outcome is important, I’ve said this before, but yes, I do believe that loving what you do does show in the end :)

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Leo,

Have fun with your new car. The offer still stands.

Quinn

Haven’t got it yet Quinn, it has got to be build yet, probably about 6 weeks before I can pick it up, might give you a call then :)

[Rick Gibson]

Good looking bowl Leo. Judging by the size of the fan blades in the first picture it should make a great popcorn bowl

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Good looking bowl Leo. Judging by the size of the fan blades in the first picture it should make a great popcorn bowl

Thank you Rick :), yes the bowl is just a hair under 12”, plenty big enough for one man’s popcorn I’d say :D