Madrone Burl HF

[Mark Cothren]

Small chunk of madrone burl that I got recently off e-bay... it was boiled dry by the seller (yes, boiled ;) )... seems to have worked pretty good as it appears very stable. It ended up 5" x 3" and I burned the rim - nothing remarkable about that, just adding some color/contrast to an otherwise plain opening.

Comments/critiques welcomed.

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[Tom Sherman]

Very nice Mark I like it.

[Jim Becker]

Very nice color on that stuff...and a fine form!

But...you got to miss the "it moves" moments usually associated with Madrone... :D Bendy-bendy stuff normally!

[Bob Hallowell]

Mark, very nice peice. I like the form and the wood.

Bob

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful Piece Mark!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful piece Mark! Great color, form and finish! Nice work!

[Keith Burns]

Was wondering who beat me out on that auction, now I know !! Great form, great finish, very well done !!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Mark that piece is a beauty. Nice form and finish.

[Jonathon Spafford]

Gorgeous piece... the simple shape is perfect for this piece! The wood is really stunning... Great work!

[Ken LaSota]

Mark nice peice and the finish looks great also.
Ken

[Kim Ford]

Mark;

Nice job. Jim is right, madrone is very very "bendy". For many years it was a major source of firewood for us for I used to turn a lot of green thin wall pieces and then put it in the microwave to dry out. You can shape it quite easily when it was warm. I tried but was never able to do a normal rough out air dried bowl because it would always crack and we didn't know about DNA at the time.

Keep em comming.

[Mark Cothren]

Kim/Jim... I have actually turned a couple of small wet/green pieces of Madrone burl... and yes, they moved a LOT! I roughed both of them and then did the DNA routine. They still moved a lot, but didn't crack/split any. After I finish turned them they have both been very stable.

This small chunk was boiled by the person I purchased it from. It was very dry and so far hasn't moved any on me (not that is noticeable, anyway).

Thanks!

[Mike Vickery]

Beautiful piece Mark. The burning adds just the right amount of decoration on the rim in my opinion. Enhances without over powering the form.

[Kim Ford]

Thanks Mark, I will try the DNA the next piece of Madrone I turn.

Kim

[Bill Wyko]

Mark, between you and Travis you guys are top notch. That's an incredible piece. Your work is exquisite. Keep up the awsome work.:)