Hickory............. something or another

[Greg Parrish]

Not sure I would call this a bowl but it was an experiment with a piece of hickory from a large limb a friend gave me free. Honestly, I should have started with my faceplate on the bark side but didn't thinking it was just an experiment and wouldn't work out. Wish I didn't have screw holes in the foot now but oh well. Also, can't go any deeper on the inside without hitting into the screw holes. :(

It's very green and wet so into a paper bag it went to dry. Should warp but hopefully it doesn't crack to badly. Once it dries I'll see how it turned out and maybe seal up the holes in the feet before applying finish to the bowl.


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[Adam Petersen]

That looks very nice. The second you said feet I could instantly see them. I like that idea a lot. Hope it dries well for you.

[Greg Parrish]

That looks very nice. The second you said feet I could instantly see them. I like that idea a lot. Hope it dries well for you.

Thanks. My other thought was to turn a small puck out of walnut and glue it onto the bottom. Would hide the scre holes and add some pizazz

[Brice Rogers]

Nice looking natural edge bowl. The tenon on the bottom looks a little high. After it dries you may want to consider jam chucking it and turning the foot down a bit. In fact, before everything warps, it may be easier to turn it down some right now, and perhaps dish-out the center a bit. That way, when it dries, all you'll have to do is some sanding to make it flat enough not to rock. Doing that now will ensure that you won't be confronted with blending a non-round bottom with a newly turned (and round) section when it is dry.

Putting a thin puck of contrasting material on the bottom may also work.

On some pieces I make with lacquer, I will put on small thin felt pads to keep the bottom from scratching. They don't look out of place. Putting them over the screw holes would hide them and make it look like you did it intentionally.

You might consider drizzling some thin superglue (CA) on the bark to help it stay on. Turning a winter-cut branch (which is what you have) is supposed to have more success with the bark staying on.

[John Hart]

Nice job Greg. You've really hit the form well. Make sure you keep it safe forever. (I love to look at all the things I did long ago)