A bowl to hold something?

[Jon Lanier]

Another Walnut Bowl with a different look! I do believe this is the thinnest bowl I've ever done... I'm guessing it is about 3/16 inch. The Bowl is 8" x 3". My regular food safe formula for a finish.


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[Ken Fitzgerald]

Jon.....That's a beauty....wood, form and finish....That's a beauty!

[Bill Wyko]

Geat job. Has a very elegant look to it.

[Alan Trout]

Jon, That is a great looking bowl. IMHO I don't think it would have looked right any thicker. Great work.

Alan

[Robert McGowen]

Very classy looking with a great finish.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice bowl Jon! Really like the form, wood and finish! Nice job on thickness - looks light as a feather!

[Jim Becker]

Excellent piece, Jon.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl Jon. Love the wood and form is great.

[Jeff Paxton]

Jon,

What is your "regular food safe formula" you used for a finish? Do you use any wax? Great looking bowl!

Jeff

[Barry Stratton]

Beauty Jon!

[Jon Lanier]

Jon,

What is your "regular food safe formula" you used for a finish? Do you use any wax? Great looking bowl!

Jeff

Jeff,

It is really quite simple. First thing I do is take the wooden bowl and rub in Mineral Oil or my preferred method of Walnut Oil.

After allowing that to soak in and dry I use this formula:

12 oz of Mineral Oil
2 oz of bee's wax
1/2 oz of Carnuba wax

I melt all of that over a medium heat in a metal bowl that is sitting on boiling/hot water. I then poor that into a Wide mouth Mason Jar.

Now, this is a mix that gives me a medium dense paste. Some may prefer softer and some may prefer a harder wax. All you need to do is to soften is to add more mineral Oil.... to harden... don't use as much mineral oil.

[Steve Busey]

Well, the bowl's a beauty Jon, but given the mineral oil and some history I've had with it, I personally might take a pass on using it for food stuff. Er, no pun intended. :rolleyes:

[Nathan Camp]

Very nice bowl.

nathan