a couple more from the woods...

[David Coburn]

I week or two back I posted the first bowl that came from a trip to a friends land in East Texas. It was crazy spalted and it took a lot of cyanoacrylate to hold it together... I did three more this past weekend and I liked these better than the first on because they kept their edges and had different shapes... Anyway, here's a quick pic of my weekend work... The front one is the largest and it's about 10" across the top at it's widest spot.

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cya,
david

[Jak Kelly]

That's cool!!!!!!
I like the rustic look, I would think that pieces such as this would sale easily.

[Chip Sutherland]

Nice work neighbor. I love that spalting. I had some good spalting from red oak and sassafras I harvested from Mineola but not as good as yours. I used Miniwax hardener for mine. Worked just fine for me and took about 1 can per blank about the size of your bowls. I did crack one but it was due to my impatience and overloading the hardener. I patched it with epoxy tinted turquoise with coffee grounds and turquoise chips.

The bowl in front is an awesome shallow shape.

[Jak Kelly]

Nice work neighbor. I love that spalting. I had some good spalting from red oak and sassafras I harvested from Mineola but not as good as yours. I used Miniwax hardener for mine. Worked just fine for me and took about 1 can per blank about the size of your bowls. I did crack one but it was due to my impatience and overloading the hardener. I patched it with epoxy tinted turquoise with coffee grounds and turquoise chips.

The bowl in front is an awesome shallow shape.

I love the stuff with the turquoise "patch-in". How is that done????

[David Coburn]

Thanks guys...

Chip,
I got this wood from right out there as well. Real close to a little town called Hainesville right between Mineola and Quitman.

david

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Great spalting gives it a crazy rustic look, how neat!