Curly African Sumac Beaded Bowl

[Mike Vickery]

This is a 10.25 by 2 inch bowl Made from African Sumac.
http://www.distinctiveturnings.com/mikevickery/images/stories/easygallery/19/1202969421_asumout2.jpg
And for the inside picture police.
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[David Walser]

Mike,

That's very well done. I like how the thick rim frames the bowl. It's very dramatic.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work once again Mike! Love the wood and the way the rim is covered with curl! Very nice!

[Kevin McPeek]

Very nice. The curl shows great on the rim, and I really like the bead- perfect placement on that. Another great example from you.

[Dennis Peacock]

This one needs to be added to my collection. :) :D :cool:

[Ben Gastfriend]

Nice job. I like the thickness and all the figure on that rim.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful bowl Mike. I really like the wood and form.

[Tom Sherman]

I like it too Mike, the wide rim is a real eye catcher.

[Mike Vickery]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. The curl on the rim is the major reason I left the rim so wide. I just couldn't stand to turn that curl into shavings.

I have been playing with wide rims on a couple of my recent pieces, but this one is pretty extreme. I bring the wall thickness down quite a bit on the rest of the piece so the overall weight is not to much. I am not 100% sure I like it yet, since it gives the piece a bit of an unbalanced feeling (top heavy) when handling it. I guess it is a matter of picking your poison on thick rims, overall weight or unbalance.

[Bill Wyko]

Normally I'd like it thinner but that figure in the rim looks fantastic. I wouldn't touch a thing. Great job.

[Dick Strauss]

Mike,
Where do you keep digging up those beauties? Did you find that sumac locally?

[Mike Vickery]

Mike,
Where do you keep digging up those beauties? Did you find that sumac locally?
Thanks Dick. Their were several Africa Sumac's that were knocked down for construction a couple miles from my house last May.
Jason Clark and Kevin McPeek both were with me and have posted turnings from this score. Unfortunately I am down to two or three rough outs left from it, but they are all big ones :rolleyes:

[Alex Elias]

I like your work a lot. Nice shape and the bead does complement the piece.
Congrats