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Using a knot as a feature

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Project by Bob Collins posted 1629 days ago 1332 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools




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rikkor

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#1 posted 1629 days ago

I like the shape of this piece.

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pat sherman

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#2 posted 1629 days ago

bob. i love the color on this bowl and think you did a great job of fixing the knot . way to go.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

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#3 posted 1624 days ago

I love it when nature’s work is highlighted!! Beautiful piece.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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#4 posted 1624 days ago

nice save it is a wonderful piece.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-www.coloradocustomworks.com

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#5 posted 1599 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

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

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Bob Collins

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#6 posted 1599 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. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

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Cathy Krumrei

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#7 posted 1597 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!

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jroot

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#8 posted 1594 days ago

Beautiful work. Well done.

-- jroot

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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#9 posted 1572 days ago

You can’t beat natures beauty, very nice.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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