Figured Maple Bowl

[Mike Vickery]

This is a core I took out of about a 12 inch maple bowl blank. The finished size is about 8 inches in diameter. The finished is Tried and Tru BLO Beeswax blend.
55105

55106

55107

My signing woes continue notice the year I put on the signature. All in all I am very happy with the piece. Comments and critques are appreciated.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice bowl Mike. That figure has so much going on...it's holding a conversation with itself! Gorgeous wood!

[David Fried]

Very nice Mike and great wood.

Could you change the date to 01-06-07 ? :rolleyes:

[Steve Schlumpf]

Quote from David 'Could you change the date to 01-06-07 ?' :rolleyes:

Man, don't you just hate when that happens!!!

Beautiful wood - great looking bowl! Looking forward to seeing more!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Mike great looking bowl. Love the finish and the wood just moves. Change the date to 01-06-07 and no one will know.

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

Great bowl Mike! I usually don't start using the correct year to May! :D

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful wood and nice form also!
Great Job Mike!

[John Hart]

Wow...what a pretty piece Mike. Nicely done. I wouldn't worry about the year too much. I still fill out my checks that way and no one seems to care as long as the check is still good.

[George Tokarev]

I like the touch of undercut on the inside rim. I do that a lot for bowls I expect will be passed hand to hand, like popcorn or chip bowls. Gives a bit of a "thumbhold" to control the bowl even with oily digits.

[Keith Burns]

Mike, very nice bowl. The form is one of my favorites and you did a great job with it.:) :)

[Mark Pruitt]

Great job Mike! I did the same thing in writing "06" on the yellowheart bowl I finished two weeks ago on New Year's Day. Funny thing is, I just noticed it this weekend. DOH! It'll be interesting trying to "fix" that.

[Skip Spaulding]

Beautiful! Skip

[Ed Scolforo]

I like the form, Mike, and the wood has a lot of character. Congratulations.
Ed

[Mike Vickery]

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Mike, beautiful job and great figure...No! not yours, the bowl!:eek: I really like the way the form shows that figure off. Great Job.:)

[Mark Cothren]

Nice work, Mike!

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's some nice wood Mike, and you did a fine job on the bowl.