Birch Bowl

[Paul Heely]

According to my Audubon tree book this is Sweet Birch. Tree came off my property a couple of years ago. Not much grain but there is some nice figure by the knots. Its also extremely light weight and soft. Hard to get a good clean cut on the inside bottom of the bowl, but the wood is so soft it sanded easily.

Size: 6" x 2-1/2"
Finish: Watco natural and beall buffed.

Comments and criticism always welcome.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks good Paul! Always nice to find some kind of figure when turning! Nice little bowl!

[Jon Lanier]

Not much grain but that lone knot sure makes it a nice piece.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking piece with the knot. Well done Paul.

[Ben Gastfriend]

That knot is like a bow on a present. It would have been good without, bland, but good, but that knot makes it great! Also great form and height for the size of the base!

[Mike A. Smith]

Really nice contrast on the wood and I like how you displayed it.

[Paul Heely]

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

I have bunch more of this wood and have been thinking about trying some of the colored dyes since the wood is so bland. If I do that I'll let you all know how it goes. The other thing this makes good wood for is snowman bodies.

[Tom Sherman]

Nice looking birch bowl Paul. I have some River birch that's just been cut about 2 weeks ago, waiting for this knee to heal so I can get to it. Looking for ward to it, hope it looks as good as yours.