Bill Grumbine
10-10-2006, 8:56 PM
Greetings again all
I finished up two more bowls besides the maple burl in another thread, all in anticipation of my impending trip to GA. The first is a natural edged black ash burl. I actually had to pay money for this wood, but it was too pretty to pass up. I bought it from a shop teacher who had the stuff for sale when I was up in RI last May. It is some beautiful wood, but the pictures did not come out that well, and I did not get to look at them until after I took my setup down. The ash bowl is approximately 8" in diameter, and 3" high at its highest point. It is finished with Bush Oil and buffed with Mylands Wax by hand.
The second bowl is from a large chunk of cherry that was given to me at the Five Barns picnic this year. About 99% of the bark stayed on the entire time, but one little piece required some cosmetic surgery. Finished the same was as the ash burl, although I broke down and buffed it with the Beall system. It is about 12 1/2" in diameter and a little over 6" high. It is fairly thin, although I left the rim a little thicker than the walls and bottom to give it some gravitas. :D
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill
I finished up two more bowls besides the maple burl in another thread, all in anticipation of my impending trip to GA. The first is a natural edged black ash burl. I actually had to pay money for this wood, but it was too pretty to pass up. I bought it from a shop teacher who had the stuff for sale when I was up in RI last May. It is some beautiful wood, but the pictures did not come out that well, and I did not get to look at them until after I took my setup down. The ash bowl is approximately 8" in diameter, and 3" high at its highest point. It is finished with Bush Oil and buffed with Mylands Wax by hand.
The second bowl is from a large chunk of cherry that was given to me at the Five Barns picnic this year. About 99% of the bark stayed on the entire time, but one little piece required some cosmetic surgery. Finished the same was as the ash burl, although I broke down and buffed it with the Beall system. It is about 12 1/2" in diameter and a little over 6" high. It is fairly thin, although I left the rim a little thicker than the walls and bottom to give it some gravitas. :D
Thanks for taking a look.
Bill