Holly Scab dish

[Brian McInturff]

When I cut the Holly tree back several months ago I got a small scab(like a burl) off of it. Last night I decided to see what I could do with it. I wanted to utilize as much of it as possible and here is what I ended up with. It measures 6" at the widest point and is 2" tall. Finish right now is BLO so as to preserve the unnatural colors. Lacquer just wouldn't have looked right. I might add a few more coats a little later with a little shellac mixed in to try and enhance the luster.

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[Paul Engle]

Wow :D nice work on this one , incrediable just supercalifragilisticxpealadocious :eek: ... the forestry prof at the U of Idaho says one could proably cut the burl off a tree using fine blade saw( no chain saw) with out harm to the tree ,no paint, wont bleed, but would leave scar and grow back,red fir tree near me has rather large burl , showed letter to owner and will be cutting burl from it if it quits snowing .....near future..:( . I sure like yours though Brian. Awsome job on it , the small ones from the jack pine make me ready to duck as they usually dont grow all the way around the limbs, only the trunks... come apart like a frag grenade.....phew ! been there done that :eek: :eek:

[Corey Hallagan]

That is some interesting wood for sure. Nice job.

corey

[Jim Becker]

The holly pieces you've been posting are intersting as they represent a "different" side of holly...a "nastier" coloration, etc. So many folks shoot for the bright white holly material! These are really great!

[John Miliunas]

Wow, is that gnarly! Stupendous, Brian! :) Bet it may have been a bit nerve wracking to turn that piece. I'd have been afraid every step of the way with hitting something going in the completely opposite direction and picking pieces out of the drywall in the ceiling! :eek: Great job, man! :) :cool:

[Pat Doble]

That is one great looking piece of wood. Nice job with it.

[John Hart]

Wow is a good word!! Beautiful! :)

[Mark Pruitt]

Brian, I've looked at this piece several times now since yesterday afternoon when you posted it. It's some incredibly interesting wood. There is something eccentric about the shape that I'm trying to get a better understanding of. I get the impression that you wanted to preserve as much of the wood as possible which I would be inclined to do also. You didn't happen to take a pic while it was still on the lathe, did you?

[Tom Sherman]

Brian that is deffinately a unique piece. Like Jim said the color is what really sets the bowl off. Great job.

[Glenn Hodges]

What an unusual piece of holly, and look at what you did with it.

[Brian McInturff]

Thanks Guys, I thought it was really unique.

Mark, Unfortunately I didn't take a pic of it on the lathe. But, the top of the bowl is where it was cut from the tree. The bottom is the outer nub of the scab. I offset and mounted it to take advantage of the deep part of the scab, thus this is how the iregular shape was obtained. Then I just worked to maintain that shape. I had to stopat that thickness or jeapordize losing the outside characteristics. I'll see if I can take a few better pics tonight. Brian