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When turning this piece of Osage Orange I struck a knot and lost a large piece of the wood which at the time had me thinking I had wasted the whole project. I decided to re shape the bowl endevouring to make the knot hole a feature with its bright colour. To add depth I added a rim of the same type of wood.
-- Bob C, Australia. There are two theories to arguing with a woman and neither of them work.






























9 comments so far
rikkor
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posted 360 days ago
I like the shape of this piece.
pat sherman
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posted 360 days ago
bob. i love the color on this bowl and think you did a great job of fixing the knot . way to go.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 356 days ago
I love it when nature’s work is highlighted!! Beautiful piece.
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Roper
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posted 356 days ago
nice save it is a wonderful piece.
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lew
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posted 331 days ago
I think you were wise to save this piece. I think the knot really makes a statement about the character of the bowl.
Lew
Bob Collins
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posted 331 days ago
Thanks you all for the above comments. And to think I have discarded some pieces of this wood because of the knotty nature of it. Hope they are still in the to burn pile. Will be more adventurous in future.
-- Bob C, Australia. There are two theories to arguing with a woman and neither of them work.
Cathy Krumrei
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posted 329 days ago
I hope you ran to that burn pile! Always interesting to see what can be inside a piece of wood…you just never know how beautiful it can turn out to be. The bowl color is beautiful and I love the way the knot took with the stain too. Thanks for sharing!
-- Cathy Krumrei
jroot
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posted 325 days ago
Beautiful work. Well done.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 303 days ago
You can’t beat natures beauty, very nice.
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