Turning Cottonwood Burl

This is my first go at Cottonwood.  It turned fairly well.  Cottonwood,  not being as heavy as most hardwoods combined with the burl, made for a few interesting hours of enjoyment.  No real surprises, just a slow process.  The outcome was absolutely worth the time spent. See these at www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com

Nested Elm Natural edge Bowls

These nested  Elm Bowls were turned from the same tree that fell in my neighbors yard a few weeks ago.  The smaller was cored from the larger one.  The natural edge (Bark) was left intact and creates an interesting profile.  They were nuked in the microwave to dry and doing so they obtain a slightly oval shape.   This oval shape is not due to the microblaster , but is a natural occurrence that happens when wood dries.  See them at 

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Salvaging Elm

A couple of weeks ago an Elm tree blew down in my neighbors yard.  As we cleaned up the debris my thoughts were about wooden bowls.  I had never turned Elm, so off to the computer I went.  My searches suggested that it was a fairly good wood for turning so I decided to give it a spin. (That's punny)   Elm does turn well and as it turns (punny again) out, it is absolutely beautiful wood.  Here are some pictures of the vessel through-out  the process.  Visit  www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com to see this one and more Elm coming soon.  Also keep up with my turning at  www.facebook.com/bowlweevilwoodturning

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Stitching up Sycamore

Stitching  up sycamore?  Yep, that's what I did on this one.    Of all the different types of wood I have turned  into bowls and vases,  sycamore seems to me to be one of the most difficult to get dried to a stable moisture content without a crack or split popping up somewhere.  I've started some sycamore bowls that would have been 8 inches tall, but was eventually whittled down to a nice platter because of this.  So with this piece I decided not to try to hide or cover up this crack, but instead to embellish it with leather stitches.  The stitches have no structural function on this 6.25 inch diameter bowl and one would not want to try to eat a bowl of cereal out of it.  Though I've patched and hidden these before,  I thought to myself this crack is what the wood wanted to do in its natural state and who am I to try to override one of creations natural occurrences.

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Leather Laced Walnut Bowl

This unique Walnut bowl has holes drilled around the upper section. Through these holes I have laced red leather cord which brings out the beauty of the darker, almost chocolate colored walnut.  This bowl is 6.75 inches in diameter and is 2 inches tall.  It is available at www.etsy.com/shop/Bowlweevilwoodturnin

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Large Chinaberry Bowl with Bark edge

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This Chinaberry bowl was oriented so the opening was facing the outer edge of the tree leaving bark on the rim.  This bowl has beautiful colors and grain of orange-brownish with the newer rings (closer to the bark) being yellow greenish, sometimes almost translucent.  This bowl is 11.5 inches in diameter and stands 6.75 inches tall.

Large Hickory Salad Bowl

Unfinished Hickory Salad Bowl (Hk211)

This unsanded hickory bowl dried oval and has only been sanded.  Perfect for serving a large salad.  It is 15.5 and 14 inches in diameter and is 5.75 inches tall.  It is 8 lbs 5 oz of pure Hickory.  This bowl was in the making in the video featured on my home page at www.bowlweevilwoodturning.com

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