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Jack Mincey
02-18-2008, 9:35 AM
Hi, this is my second post here. This is a nature edge bowl I turned out of a blister off the side of a oak tree. It is 12" in dia. and around 4.5" deep.
Jack
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Tom Sherman
02-18-2008, 9:43 AM
Jack you have done a fine job with this blister, looks very nice.
Ben Gastfriend
02-18-2008, 10:15 AM
Awsome! Look at that sapwood! Great job!
Glenn Hodges
02-18-2008, 10:45 AM
Good looking bowl Jack.
Bernie Weishapl
02-18-2008, 10:47 AM
Jack that is a great looking bowl. Wood is awesome.
Ken Fitzgerald
02-18-2008, 10:47 AM
That's a beauty Jack!
Jeff Bower
02-18-2008, 10:48 AM
Glad the blister didn't "pop" while you turned it! Looks great, I like turning oak too.
Grant Davis
02-18-2008, 11:16 AM
Absolutely beautiful, that is one to be proud of.
Steve Schlumpf
02-18-2008, 11:29 AM
Very good looking bowl Jack! Great color, spalt markings and bark! Nice work!
Chris Barnett
02-18-2008, 11:56 AM
New at all this...but that is what I want to make. Please point me to the nearest blister...:D.
No joke, that is really beautiful work, and the finish is perfect.
Question: is a blister cause by a previous branch location or just a growth anomaly that can be found anywhere on the tree.
robert hainstock
02-18-2008, 12:13 PM
Great piece of work. It is marvelous what goes on inside those trees while we stand around and watch. :):)
Bob
Jack Mincey
02-18-2008, 1:23 PM
Thanks Everyone, turning this piece was not all that hard, but sanding it took some work. Natural edges always take me more time to sand up around the bark. I cut this one off last winter and put it in a plastic bag to hold it until I turned it. I forgot it in the bag for 7 or 8 months. It had orange mold growing out of it when I did take it out of the bag. This is what spalted the sapwood. The tree is still standing with several more blisters on it. I will be back for more.
Jack
Jon Lanier
02-18-2008, 4:50 PM
Okay... what makes a 'Blister' on a piece of wood? What is it, where is it, how do I know if I got it?
Dan Williams
02-18-2008, 5:31 PM
That is a awesome looking bowl. I love it.
Keep up the good work.
Dan
Bruce Shiverdecker
02-18-2008, 6:10 PM
Ditto, to what they said, Jack!
Bruce
Ken Potts
02-18-2008, 7:02 PM
Very nice, I want a Lathe.
Jim Becker
02-18-2008, 7:14 PM
Blister....schmister...looks like a mighty fine bowl to me!! (Really nice, in fact!)
Jack Mincey
02-18-2008, 8:52 PM
Okay... what makes a 'Blister' on a piece of wood? What is it, where is it, how do I know if I got it?
Jon,
What I call a blister is a large bump on the side of a tree. Oaks get them around here more than other trees. I teach high school shop and one of my students brought me one last year that weighed more than 350 lbs off a birch tree. I have lost count of how many bowls I turned from it. The large birch burl or blister is one reason it took me so long to get around to the oak bowl. I love working with birch. Here are a couple pictures of birch burls or blisters my students brought in last year. The second picture is of the smallest birch blister.
Jack
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Alex Elias
02-19-2008, 5:21 AM
That is one fine looking bowl. Nice and thich bark on the edges
Don Eddard
02-19-2008, 6:00 AM
That's a keeper for sure. Nice job. I hadn't heard the term "blister" in this context. Learn something new every day.
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