Two weekend bowls

[john l graham]

I spent some time in the shop last night and tonight and finished these two bowls. The first is birch, 7.25 x 2 inches, no finish added. The second is white oak, 5 x .875 inches, poly finish. I spent more time sanding these than I did on my first. The result was enough to convince me on sanding. A question for the wise ones. What are the cross grain rays on the white oak?

[Joe Pfeifer]

Nice bowls. The rays in the oak are medullary rays which are commonly seen in quartersawn oak. It gives the bowl a very "arts and crafts" feel.

[Steve Schlumpf]

John - nice work! Both are really good looking bowls! Sanding is one of those things - you either hate it or tolerate it but there is no arguing that sanding makes a world of difference in the finished product!

Keep up the good work!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Both are looking good. I agree with Steve that sanding is something I hate sanding but must be tolerated. leave u all

[Ron Lynch]

John,
I made a couple white oak bowls last weekend and they do need sanding. Those end grain pores really stand out.