Silver Maple Bowl - Critique Please

[Tim A. Mitchell]

I recieved a free piece of Silver Maple. It was a crotch piece , and was cut relatively thin, but with varying thickness. As I started to turn it, the I got down to where portions of the bark were left, and liked the overall shape and the look of the bark.

Edit: 9.25 inches by 2.5 inches


What do you think? I plan on some more hand sanding to work over the tear out and foot.

[curtis rosche]

looks nice, i would take a chisel and get rid of the foot though, thats more of a classic bowl than a dish with a foot

[Richard Madison]

A small diameter, short (1/8" to 3/16" high) foot is sometimes used to help the piece "float" above the surface, and is not visible from any usual viewpoint.

[Wes Henson]

I like the bark inclusion. I think the other color spot looks a little like a maple leaf. Neat. What are you going to do for a finish, something to bring out the grain?

[Dennis Puskar]

I like the bowl with the bark inclusion but I have to agree with Curtis get rid of the foot.

Dennis

[Tim A. Mitchell]

Thanks guys. I think I might remove the foot. It is a bit small for the size of the bowl. The piece is now achieving a nice oval shape to it.

For finish I was thinking BLO and wipe on polly in a satin finish after the oil cures.