Old habits die hard

[Bodrighy]

I haven't a clue what wood this is, it was a few lumps the gardener gave me that had been lying around for a year or two. I don't get the chance to make so many like this any more but still love seeing what (if anything) I will get from it. This one is 8" diameter and approx 3" deep. Couldn't go any thinner or I would have lost it all. The base was too soft for a tenon so I used a screw chuck and have added a piece of shaped burr for the foot to disguise the hole left.

Pete

 

[Silverbirch]

You're not kidding when you caption it "very rustic bowl"!
Well done for demonstrating that even the most unlikely bit of wood has potential, and well done also for being able to bring that potential out!

Ian

 

[CHJ]

Don't know what species the holes are but the wood loosely attempting to surround them looks somewhat like Elm to me.

Glad to see you have not lost your connections to your turning roots.

You've got more nerve than me tackling a piece like that.

 

[Bodrighy]

Thanks both. Not really as hard as it seems Chas, just take it slowly and listen as you turn. The main wood was pretty sound and as long as I didn't go too thin there wasn't any flexing which can be the main problem with pieces like this.

Pete

 

[KimG]

Blimey, gnarled isn't in it! I think you should have that one as your avatar Pete. I thought Elm too, but from the images (especially the slight greenish tinge at the bark edge), Mulberry looked to be a possible contender as well.

 

[Bodrighy]

So far it's been suggested as being possibly elm, acacia and mulberry. Trouble is the gardener who gave it to me manages a 60 acre site with loads of trees and shrubs that have been trimmed, coppiced and cut down over the years so often the wood I get from him is spalted, part rotten or simply past it and usually unidentified. Not that I am complaining mind.

Pete

 

[gregmcateer]

Love it!
(Though not too good for the morning cereal !)
Greg

 

[lanemaux]

I'm not so sure Greg , seems just the cereal bowl for that guest that can't find the door , no matter how you point them at it. Regardless of cereal utility , I like it! Great look to it and some nice control to execute.

 

[MrsB]

Love it!
(Though not too good for the morning cereal !)
Greg

Looked pretty good with some limes in it yesterday for a lifestyle photoshot.