Black Spruce Bowl- Happy Father's Day

[Tom Keen]

Gift for my father. I thought he would enjoy this. Made from a big black spruce burl he brought back from Alaska in 1994. The bowl is 10 X 3.5, Antique Oil and buffed.

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Thanks for looking,
Tom

[Kim Ford]

Tom;

What a great Father's Day Present. I like the shape and the rim detail, and the wood is awesome. It will be treasured.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Tom............I agree...it'll be a grand Father's Day gift! Especially with the history behind it! Well done sir!

[Mark Cothren]

Very nice bowl, Tom! Is that your dad in the background picture?

[Ernie Nyvall]

I think he'll like it very much. Great looking bowl Tom.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Tom the bowl is beautiful. He is really going to love it.

[Keith Burns]

Great bowl Tom !! I'm sure he will be proud to get it, I know I would.:) :) Would be great if you could get a picture of him with it and post it.

[Tom Keen]

yup that's Mom and Dad in the background, the gentleman standing in the other picture is my fiance's father (deceased).. the guy on the bike is me :)

Ill get a pic of Dad and his bowl tomorrow and post it.. Thanks for all the compliments..

And..Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's!

Tom

[Travis Stinson]

A super nice bowl Tom, I'm sure he'll love it. :cool:

[Curt Fuller]

That's a real beauty! I like the little detail around the edge. And that's one of those woods that we don't see turned very often. Your dad's going to really like it.

[Barry Stratton]

Beautiful bowl Tom! That'll put a smile on your dad's face.

How was it to turn????? I brought one with me on the move that I snagged from my dad......it'll wait until I know what I'm doing.

[Tom Keen]

The wood was much harder than I thought it would be. Very dry after all those years. Lots of cracks..if you look closely, you can see one on the rim of the bowl. I kept turning it out, but couldnt get it all without having a very small bowl. I decided to leave it as is and not fill it...it came with the wood and was stable... I have a couple more pieces and will try another one this week.

T.

[Don Eddard]

Real nice bowl and real pretty wood. I wouldn't think spruce would have that much figure.

[George Van]

Great gift Tom, I am sure this was a big, greatly appreciated surprise. After seeing this I have to go out to the bog and check for a black spruce burl. In all the winters I spent chasing beagles for snowshoe hares I do not remember looking at one, but then I was not looking up either.;)

[Rick Apt]

Tom,

As a fellow turner ... beautiful bowl.

As a fellow BMW rider ... beautiful bike.

Rick

[Pat Doble]

Beautiful bowl Tom - I'm sure it will be a much treasured gift.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful bowl Tom! Great looking form and finish! I'm sure your Dad will love it!