Wild Plum Bowl

[Glenn Hodges]

Down here in South Georgia the fence rows were heavly populated with an abundance of wild plum trees when I was a wee lad, but they are a thing of the past. We grew up tasting the delicious fruits of these red and yellow plums, and they still have great memories for me. A buddy of mine brought me this tree and I turned this 10.25 inches wide X 3.5 inches high bowl which has a lot of color. It was killed by woodborers, and he said it was the last one on his farm. The bowl is finished with lacquer, and you can see where I filled in some voids with coffee grounds and malachite. As always your comments are welcomed.

[Raymond Overman]

Wow, that's a beaut Glenn! I sure do like the black and orange in it. It's really something.

[Andy Hoyt]

I really like it, Glenn. Color and contrast are bold!

[Mark Cothren]

Now that's a beautiful bowl, Glenn! Love that chunk of wood! The fill job you did really adds to the color of the wood for my eye. Kinda seems to make the color stand out more.

Very nice and thanks for the pictures!

[Keith Burns]

Glen, that is just plum good looking ! Nice form and color contrast.:)

[Chris Barton]

Great bowl Glenn! I also remember those wild plums in southern Alabama as a boy... good memories.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Awesome bowl Glenn. Love the colors and finish.

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful work and wood!
Nice one Glenn:)

[Wolf Kiessling]

Way cool Glenn. A real peach of a plum.........

[Jim Becker]

Now, that's really neat, Glenn! An extremely interesting piece of wood and you did it right with the nice, simple bowl design. It lets the wood talk!

[John Hart]

That wood is just stunning Glenn!! The coffee grounds look perfect...as all your work. I love your choice of form as well. Very nice.

[Travis Stinson]

A wonderful bowl Glenn. Those are some wild colors. Great job all the way around!:cool:

[Michael Stafford]

Excellent Glenn! You always find the most interesting wood and do something beautiful with it!;) :D

[Dennis Peacock]

Most Excellent Glenn. Love the wood and the form you made from it. Very nice.:D

[Dick Parr]

Beautiful bowl Glenn, I love the shape and grain of the wood. Nice Job.

[Bob Noles]

Glenn,

All I can say is OMG.......

What an excellent piece.

Merry Christmas

[Carole Valentine]

Nice bowl, Glenn! That's some unusual wood. It's a shame that it is becoming a thing of the past.:(

[Ken Fitzgerald]

As usual, a beautiful piece of work from you Glenn! I sure like the contrasting colors in that piece of wood!

[Ernie Nyvall]

That is some interesting wood. Well done on the bowl Glenn.

I have a wild plum that blew down in the storm. I'd be nice if it were colored like that.


Ernie

[Gary DeWitt]

Gorgeous bowl, Glen. You're lucky you got that bowl out of it before it split.
A friend gave me some plum, only 4-5" dia., but it split within a month.
That must have been a really big tree, as plums go!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

That one makes it hard on us. Fan.............................tastic!

Bruce