The long lost cedar bowl....

[Michael Stafford]

At the 2005 ParrBQ Jim Ketron brought me a nice cedar bowl turning blank. I took it and the rest of the green blanks that the other fellers gave me and rough turned them, soaked them in alcohol and wrapped 'em in paper.

Then as they had dried long enough and as I had time I finish turned one bowl after another. Somewhere along the way Jim's blank was set aside and then put away and lost in a wood bin I have. I forgot that I put it away and happened across it this week. Well, after a year it is quite dry. It turned very well considering.

Jimbo, sorry for the delay and thanks again for the wood. It is a beautiful piece of cedar and my wife has already laid claim to the bowl which finished up at 11" in diameter and 3" tall.

[Mark Cothren]

This is a beautiful piece of Cedar. I love the color and grain in Cedar, but hate to turn it. After I smell it for about 10-15 minutes I've had enough to last me 6 months.

I love the rim you put on this one, too! Great work, Thigh Mast.... er, I mean Box Master...:D

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Mike, that was worth waiting to see. Great job.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Mike that is a fine looking bowl. Was definately worth the wait. Nice job.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ooooooo Wheeee! It's truly wonderful what a beautiful piece of wood and a skilled artisan can accomplish! Excellent bowl BIg Mike!

[Corey Hallagan]

Man, what's not to like about that one... Awesome Mike!

Corey

[Ken Fitzgerald]

BTW Big Mike..........when are going to finish turn that HF?:confused: :rolleyes: :D

[Ben Werner]

Wow, I really like the finish :D Is that the natural color of Ceder?

[Michael Stafford]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback.

Ken, no hollowforms in my future. In case you have forgotten I don't do hollowforms....;)

Ben, yes, this is the color of this cedar. Sometimes it is deep red almost purple, other times it is pink and occasionally it is almost fiery red. Why I don't know...

[Ernie Nyvall]

That really is something Big Mike. Nice job.

Ernie

[Travis Stinson]

Beautiful coloring in that bowl Mr. IDon'tDoHollowForms.:D

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/1234/DSC02567.jpg

[Tom Sherman]

Very nice cedar bowl Mike,

[Andy Hoyt]

That's a pretty crummy spindle

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g76/joesfault/Knox%20BBQ%202006/Mike03.jpg

but a nice looking bowl

[Karl Laustrup]

Big Mike, that is really purty. That color is stunning. Good job.

Karl

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job Big Mike!
You done that wood proud, love the rim detail!

[Christopher K. Hartley]

That must have been one huge cedar to get almost all eleven inches in the red. Nice job!:)

[Glenn Hodges]

Michael, this one makes me want to go back and turn some cedar, I sure do like the rim.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Gorgeous, Big Mike. Not much else to add that the others haven't already said, but it's no wonder LOYL latched onto it.

I also really like how you flattened out the hollow form to disguise it as a shallow bowl. :p

- Vaughn

[Michael Stafford]

Thank guys.

Vaughn that is how most of my hollow form attempts end up- looking like bowls or funnels....:D

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Wow, Big Mike, that is some AWESOME wood, and you've packaged it in with a beautiful form and finish.

[Keith Burns]

Well I guess I can quit looking for that cedar blank:D Turned out great Big Mike. I like the wood, the form, ther detail and ther finish:) :)