Elm Burl Bowl

[Dick Parr]

Here is what came of a small elm burl that I picked up at my candy store last week when I took Joe, his two boys and Travis to see where I use to get most of my flat wood.

It finished up at 6" x 3" and the finish I used is Tung Oil and Carnuba Wax on the lathe.

Thanks for looking

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[Ron Jones near Indy]

Great looking bowl Dick!

[John Timberlake]

Wow! That is some nice piece of wood. Very interesting grain with a lot of different looks. Great job.

[Corey Hallagan]

Very nice Dick! Never seen an elm burl before. Very nice indeed!

Corey

[Andy Hoyt]

Yowser! I like it!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful bowl Dick. I like the wood, form and finish. Nice job.

[Tom Sherman]

That is way cool, gotta love that Elm burl. The craftmanship is flawless as well.

[Raymond Overman]

Great piece of wood and excellent form Dick. I like those continuous curves. Good job.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

That is DROPDEAD GORGOUS, Dick!!!!!!!

Bruce

[Barry Stratton]

What Bruce said...

Simply beautiful!

[Vaughn McMillan]

What a sweet piece of wood, and a great job you did with it. Very well done.

- Vaughn

[Glenn Hodges]

Dick you chose a great way to show off that beautiful wood.

[Chris Barton]

Hi Dick,

Great bowl! Have you tried selling any yet?

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Looking good!

A lot going on there, was it a "B" to turn?

Cheers!

[Jeff Myers]

I love that wood!!! Great looking bowl !

[Mark Cothren]

Great piece of wood, Dick - good eye! Good work!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very, very nice Dick! Boy do I love that wood! Very nice, indeed!

[Rich Stewart]

Wow!! beautiful wood. Great shape. You done really good.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Oy, but that's pretty, Dick. Wow. Double wow.

[Joe Fisher]

YOWZA! What a nice piece of wood. The form really does the wood justice. And I love the understated finish. Home run :)

The only suggestion I could offer is to crop your pictures a little closer, and really let the bowl be the star of the show.

-Joe

[Keith Burns]

Dick, this is one fine example of your talents:) Great bowl !!!!:) :)

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's a fine looking bowl Dick.

Ernie

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Dick, what can I say but "AWESOME!!":)

[John Miliunas]

Wonderful, Dick! Simply wonderful!!! :) :cool:

[Dick Parr]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I called today to make sure they still had some more of this elm that I saw and that someone put back after carrying it around with them.:eek:

She said they did but also they have a large section of this burl still uncut. So they are going to save that large piece and not cut it up. I hope to pick it up next week along with some of the other smaller pieces.:D

Thanks again for the nice comments.;)

[Jerry Vander Till]

Dick,
That shape really sets off the beauty of the wood. It's an unbeatable combination. Great job!

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful piece of wood Dick!
That made one nice looking Bowl!;)