Maple NE

[Mark Cothren]

Some Maple harvested recently from my FIL's farm. It was rotten in the middle, but big enough I could get some pieces from the edges.

It has a two-tone color, as you can see. Also loaded with "specs" of some sort. Not really birdseye markings - just specs... kinda neat wood. I lost a few small pieces of bark, but for the most part it held on pretty tight.

13" x 10-1/2" x 4-1/2"

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[Bob Noles]

Beautiful job Mark. I love the wood and the form is as cool as it gets.

[Jack Savona]

What a pleasing, flowing shape! I find the challange in NE bowls is to not make them look like a heavy clunker of a boat. If I turned one with that shape, I would be very happy.

Nice turning. How did you choose to finish it?

Jack

[Mark Cothren]

Thanks guys... nothing special on the finish... just sanded thru 600 and two coats of gel poly wiped on, then buffed.

[Michael Stafford]

Excellent form and finish, Mark. I like it!!!:D

[Travis Stinson]

Mark, that's super nice!:D Great job, I really like the nice graceful shape.

[Keith Burns]

Great one Mark ! Great proportions and finish:) Does it have your famous bottom treatment ?:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great job Mark. Love the shape and finish.

[Mark Cothren]

Keith, the foot is not the bead I've been doing. It's just solid foot formed out of the tenon.

[Carole Valentine]

Beautiful form, Mark. I have some maple with those "flecks" in it. Don't know what they are. Some of them are even reddish colored.

[Dick Parr]

Very very nice Mark! Love the shape and color of the wood. You did a great job.;)

[Andy Hoyt]

Not too bad. Not too bad at all.

Be a shame not to put it to good use with some Chocolate Burnt Almond.

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's a beauty Mark. Nice and smooth.

ernie

[Mark Cothren]

Chocolate Burnt Almond.

You must be talkin' about cake or cookies, right? Cuz the only ice cream in the world is homestyle vanilla. I don't allow no furrin' flavors in this house...;-)

[Andy Hoyt]

Jeez!

I thought you southern boys knew all about "seeing the light".

Next chance you get, haul your butt up here and I'll teach you a thing or two about furrin' flavors.

Vermont Blueberry - Russian Nesselrode - Caramel Pecan - Burgundy Cherry - and so forth.

This is the ultimate health food, Mark. Mental Health Food.

[Mark Cothren]

In the Southern Bible, book of Hesitations, chapter 1, verse 1, it says... "Thou shalt have no other flavors before me, sayeth Homestyle Vanilla."

[Mark Cothren]

Russian Nesselrode

What did he call me? Can you say that on here? Moderators???

[Travis Stinson]

Jeez!

I thought you southern boys knew all about "seeing the light".

Next chance you get, haul your butt up here and I'll teach you a thing or two about furrin' flavors.

Vermont Blueberry - Russian Nesselrode - Caramel Pecan - Burgundy Cherry - and so forth.

This is the ultimate health food, Mark. Mental Health Food.
:( That would be akin to defacing the beautiful, golden mustard glow of a fine lathe with.............................WHITE PAINT!!!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Sparky Paessler]

Great bowl Mark! Love the specks in maple.

[Jim Ketron]

Nice NE Mark, Beautiful shape Bud!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Listening to you folks.............I have to mount a towel near the monitor just wipe my eyes, my glasses and the spit off the monitor!

Mark I really like your bowl! Those natural edge ones always intrigue me!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Lookin' Good there, Mark.

Bruce

[Michael Stafford]

Listening to you folks.............I have to mount a towel near the monitor just wipe my eyes, my glasses and the spit off the monitor!


And that is a bad thing? Mark, Russian nesselrode is something polite Southerners do not talk about in public. :p ;) :D

[Raymond Overman]

Russian Nesselrode? I had a friend who knew someone who saw that movie I think. I don't think we should be talking about that in mixed company though. :eek:

That aside, Mark, the bowl looks great. Nice form with the natural edge.

As for ice cream, give me rum raisin, extra rum please.

[John Hart]

Another beautiful piece Mark! Big sucker ain't it. I've seen those little specks in some of my maple. I think it's a pre-spalting fungus. But that's just a guess

[Mike Ramsey]

Nice one Mark!!....Don't let them Yankees get to you, Watched the Oneway sharpening video & was wondering what the heck a "Bull Gouge"
was?? Then I realized that the guy was trying to say "Bowl Gouge"....

[Glenn Hodges]

Mark this NE form is near perfection, and one others should emulate when turning their first NE. Thanks for posting such a beauty.