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Joe Fisher
06-09-2006, 3:41 PM
I'm not quite sure if I would call this a burl, but the log (about 16" across) had a big, spiky knot about 10" in diameter. That's what this piece is turned from.

I rough turned it back in December. I thought it was pretty hard back then. After it dried, it was like concrete. I had to do a lot of sharpening, take thin cuts, and forget about sanding.

All told, I think it was worth the effort. The piece has a huge amount of interest; way more than I could capture in these picture.

10" across, just under 6" tall, 1/2"ish walls. Finish is 2 coats of Danish oil, followed by Bealling. I learned not to get any knuckles involved with the Tripoli wheel, not to use white diamond on Red Elm, and picking wheel fluff out of dozens of holes in the piece is not too much fun :)

Comments always welcome.

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-Joe
Mark Cothren
06-09-2006, 3:43 PM
Yessir, lots of wavy grain in there! I like that dark color, too. Nice bowl from what sounds like a tough chunk of wood!
Kurt Rosenzweig
06-09-2006, 3:58 PM
I love this kinda stuff! Letting nature be the showcase! Very well done and some beautiful wood! Keep it coming!:D
David Fried
06-09-2006, 4:12 PM
Nice! Look at all those rings - the inside looks like a topo map!
I love the color. Great wood and a great job.

I like the forget the sanding part too. :D
Keith Burns
06-09-2006, 4:23 PM
Nice piece Joe, keep them coming:) :)
Joe Tonich
06-09-2006, 7:07 PM
That's cool! I like it. :D :D
Jim Ketron
06-09-2006, 7:11 PM
Oh yea without reading your post and looking I would have guessed root wood!
Love the grain in this piece, awesome job!
Bernie Weishapl
06-09-2006, 7:35 PM
Nice dark wood and a lots of nice grain waving in there. Looks good Joe. Nice job.
Ernie Nyvall
06-09-2006, 9:10 PM
All told, I think it was worth the effort.

That's what I was thinking too. Very nice Joe.

Ernie
John Timberlake
06-09-2006, 10:42 PM
Love both the grain and the wavy edge. Great job.
Corey Hallagan
06-09-2006, 11:36 PM
That is a beautiful bowl, all kinds of things going on in that wood!! Very nice!

Corey
Joe Fisher
06-09-2006, 11:57 PM
I like the forget the sanding part too. :D
I'd like to forget it, too. It was a nightmare to sand. It took hours to get it right.

Thanks for the nice comments,

-Joe
Rich Stewart
06-10-2006, 2:00 AM
Great looking bowl. I think the finish is perfect for that piece. Smooth and shiney but not sheeny. Really nice.
Henry C. Gernhardt, III
06-10-2006, 3:38 AM
Joe, you've done that wood proud with that bowl. The pics may not show what you want them to show, but oh man, is there a lot going on there!

I like that bowl!
Joe Fisher
06-10-2006, 9:45 AM
Great looking bowl. I think the finish is perfect for that piece. Smooth and shiney but not sheeny. Really nice.
Thank you! I mix my own Danish oil, and use satin finish poly for just this reason. I like a more natural looking finish on my bowls.

-Joe