Spalted Sycamore Bowl

[Tom Keen]

From a piece of sycamore found in the ditch, beside the road, where the power company left it. 8 X 3.5, about 1/8-3/16th thick. Several coats of antique oil, buffed and waxed.

Thanks for looking,
Tom

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[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Tom that is a beauty. Never know what you will find in a road ditch.

[Nancy Laird]

Wow!! That's all I can think of to say. Just WOW!!

Nancy

[Mark Cothren]

Nice find, Tom! THAT is some spalting!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Pretty form and the wood is capable of holding a conversation by itself! Very nice!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Absolutely beautiful bowl Tom - thanks for posting!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow, nice find Tom. Good looking bowl and finish.

[Ken LaSota]

Tom nice job. The spalted wood gives such nice graining and it is a surprise every time.
Ken

[Patrick Taylor]

Great find and great turning. Thanks for sharing!

[Joseph Peacock]

That looks very nice!;) :cool:

[Keith Burns]

Tom that is a fine piece of wood and a fine bowl:) :)

[Bill Wyko]

Thats a real beauty. I've never seen so much spalting on one piece of wood. How was it to turn?

[Dave MacArthur]

Nice piece, Tom! I just found some spalted sycamore, and did a SEARCH to see what might be done with it--wow, does that bowl look nice! I'm not a turner these days, but I begin to wish I was. Like Bill above me, I'd be interested in how hard it was to work the spalted wood, and if you had to do anything to "beef it up" or strengthen it due to the spalting? Thanks!

[Don Eddard]

Nice looking wood. It's darker than the bit of spalted sycamore i've turned. Great spalting too. Good job.