Mesquite bowls

[Bernie Weishapl]

Well my good friend George Conklin sent me a 5 1/2" by 6" piece of mesquite log. I have alway wanted to turn some and George was kind enough to send a small piece. Well George here ya go. I got two small bowls out of it. Both are finished with lacquer. The small one is 4" across and 1 1/2" deep. The larger one was pretty knotty but it is 4 1/2" across and 2 1/4" deep. It was a ball turning them. It was green so turned it right to size and finished. We will see how stable it is. Thank you George. I definately appreciate it.

[John Hart]

Wow...Those turned out great Bernie!!! George sent me one of them there logs too. I have them roughed out and dried.....guess I better get 'em finished!!:o

[Keith Burns]

Bernie, those both look great. Great form on both:) Thought they were both much larger than they actually are. Great job.:) :)

[Michael Stafford]

I would guess this is what is referred to as "Honey Mesquite". I cannot say for sure but those are some "sweet" bowls. Gotta love wood from friends. It always has pretty stuff inside....:D

[Bob Noles]

Bernie,

Excellent job. Your skill level has gone thru the roof in such a short time. Wouldn't have anything to do with that new lathe would it? :D :cool:

You did good on that bowl my friend..... REAL GOOD!

[Corey Hallagan]

Bernie, those are really nice! The wood is spectactular and you did a great job with it!

Corey

[Barry Stratton]

Bernie - those are fantastic!!!!! Next thing you know, you'll be giving those southern gentleman a run for their turning money.....

[Ernie Nyvall]

They turned out real nice Bernie. I especially like the lip on the one on the right.

Ernie

[George Conklin]

Wow, Bernie. Those bowls turned out real nice!

I glad you enjoyed the wood.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thank you all for the nice comments. George thank you. I definately enjoyed. it. It was some nice turning wood. You can see the second half of that log had 4 knots in it. It sure gave me a challenge but that was half the fun. I did learn a lot. I also turned it to final size and finished so we will see how it does. I hope I did ya proud George.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent work Bernie! You've come a long ways in a short time!

[Mark Cothren]

Nice work, Bernie. The wood surprised me. I've never turned Mesquite, but from what I have seen on here I expected a rich, dark color.

Nice wood and nice bowls!

[Mike Ramsey]

Great looking work Bernie! Never seen any of that blonde colored
Mesquite, up close anyway.

[Eddie Watkins]

Those are really nice Bernie. Glad you glad you got the mesquite.

Eddie

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Bernie, these are great looking bowls. Love that Mesquite!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Lookin' Good, Bernie!

Bruce

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job Bernie!
They both look great but I like the shape of the one with the foot! got a side view of it?