Hickory NE

[Mark Cothren]

Last piece of that dark thick-barked Hickory I picked up a while back. This bowl is 8" wide and 6-1/2" tall w/ 1/4" walls. It's sanded thru 600 and one coat of gel poly applied, then buffed.

This is some of the nicest bark I've seen on any wood.

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[Ken Fitzgerald]

That's really a pretty NE Mark! The bark on it is really special! Another one of those Southern Boys turnings! You guys really set a high bar!

[Dennis Peacock]

Beautiful Mark..!!!!! I really like the bark on this one. Simply perfect. :cool: :D

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice work Mark. Great looking NE!

Corey

[Dick Parr]

Great job Mark and a wonderful shape.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Great NE, Mark. I really wish I could get that much to stay on!

Bruce

[Barry Stratton]

SA-WHEET!!! THAT is an NE that belongs in a very rich persons home:D

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very nice. Mark. That's either some mighty tough bark, or very skilled turning work. Or both. ;)

- Vaughn

[Keith Burns]

Mark, I really like the form on this one, looks great !!!:) :)

[Ed Scolforo]

Beauftful, Mark. I'm getting ready to spin up another hickory block for a salad bowl. Nice to work with, isn't it?
Ed

[Mark Cothren]

Vaughn,

That is some MIGHTY tough bark.....:D


Ed,

I've got wood from two different Hickory trees. This one is soft as butter, both green and dry. The other one is hard as a rock, both green and dry. I've told about this tree before, but it was pushed over by a bulldozer about 25 years ago but continued to grow. It grew about 6 feet parallel to the ground and then did a 90 and turned straight up. The trunk that grew parallel to the ground is where this bowl came from. It has excessively dark and thick bark and the wood was very soft. The chances of finding another tree like this around here are slim to none.

Thanks all!

[Tom Sherman]

Mark that is deffinately one cool NE. Masterful work my friend.

[Michael Stafford]

Excellent, MarkfromArk. The thickness looks thinner than a 1/4" but the piece looks great!:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Mark that is a beauty. It sure does look thinner than 1/4". I just got some nice wood to try a HF. Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

[Ernie Nyvall]

I really like the bark on this bowl. Nice job Mark.

Ernie

[John Shuk]

Nailed it! One of the best NE bowls I've laid eyes on.

[Mark Cothren]

Man, you guys had me scratchin' my head so I went back and measured the wall thickness again... dead on 1/4"...:D

[George Conklin]

Nicely done, Mark. Love the shape.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Very pretty, Mark. Great way to do justice to a unique tree.