Mullberry Bowl

[Glenn Hodges]

This one is 7 inches wide X 3 inches tall with a lacquer finish. The malachite inlay rim tops it off.

[Mark Cothren]

Pretty snazzy, Glenn! Nice bowl!

[George Conklin]

Nicely done, Glenn.

The malachite treatment is a neat touch. I particularly like the pith cracks in both sides of the bowl.

I've never seen mulberry before. Thanks for sharing:) .

[Pete Jordan]

You did a great Job!

Would you mind sharing how you did it?

[Brian Myers]

Big change in color from the yellow when freshly cut. Nice job.

[Mark Pruitt]

Very nice touch on the rim. Great work!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Glenn that is a beauty. I am with Pete. Would you mind sharing how you did the rim? Nice job. Like the fit, color and finish.

[Glenn Hodges]

Glad to answer your question about the rim Bernie. I used a Bedan tool, but you can use a parting tool to make a furrow or bed for the malachite to lay in. I leave about an 1/8 if an inch of wood on each side of the furrow. I start inlaying with larger pieces of malachite, glue those with thin CA, then medium pieces, and then malachite dust, applying CA glue as I put on the malachite. When it dries I sand the malachite flat with 40 grit, and then start on the sides with 60 grit, and go on up. As I move up in grits I am rolling the sides over into a rolled lip. I hope this makes sense, if not I can do a pictorial the next time I make one.

[Tom Sherman]

Pretty cool Glenn, nice rim treatment, great bowl.

[Keith Burns]

Great bowl Glenn. The rim treatment really sets it apart:) :)

[John Miliunas]

Glenn, beautiful all the way around and, as the other guys said, that rim is slick! :) And yeah, a mini pictorial on your next one would be cool! :) :cool:

[Christopher K. Hartley]

COOL!! Great Bowl and I love the inlay.:)

[Ernie Nyvall]

I've always admired your inlay Glenn and this ine is no exception to that. Very nice.