Simple beech bowl

[Dalboy]

I think that I needed to keep this form simple as the grain says it all. Turned from Spalted Beech and is 10" diameter and I have gone back to my first finishes I started using when I began turning and that is sealer, burnished and then canuba wax.

I could not make my mind up about the chucking point so left it in as the base is quite wide I think in this case it breaks the foot up.

This is for someone who donated some nice pieces of wood to my slowly growing store.

C & C welcome

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Gorgeous

 

[woodfarmer]

Lovely, makes me realise how many shapes and forms I have yet to try to make.

 

[nev]

=D>

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you all it was fun turning this needed some sealer to stabilise

 

[bassethound]

lovely piece =D>

 

[Altheo]

A nice piece of spalted beech. You can't get better than that.

 

[winemaker]

very nice simple bowl =D> =D>

 

[procell]

Stunning!

 

[Kalimna]

Clean,elegant, exquisite use of timber (I've never seen spalted beech so map-like before). Very nice indeed.

Adam

 

[Grahamshed]

As you say.... The grain says it all. Very nice.

 

[Noggsy]

Nice shape and the foot actually compliments the form. Nice one.

 

[KimG]

Very nice piece, love the grain, but the bowl makes it.

 

[petercharlesfagg]

Congratulations, a truly beautiful shape and the spalting makes all the difference.

Regards, Peter.,

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you all for the encouraging comments.

The wood was part of a couple of pieces that I got at a rally for £2 each which I managed to get 10 blanks from it was caught just at the right time any longer before it dried out and it would have been mush. It did need a little help with some sealer to help stabilise it with that and some tools with a good edge prevented tear out

 

[Soylent1]

Very nice. I love the grain pattern and the clean design really complements it!