Carved Elm Bowl

This is just gorgeous, Scott. I love the live edge and the grain of the this piece. And, as always, the inlay adds to the visual interest of the piece.

Thanks for sharing this piece.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Good luck with these. They really “speak” tree.

GREAT~!!!! You should do well with these in CAL

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

Love it. Looks like a tremendous amount of labor, but totally worth it.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Spectacular!

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Very cool Scott.

-- Lupe D. Texas

great carving I will start doing carving too on my vessels ,well done

-- peruturner,lima peru

Beautiful and extraordinary form and workmanship! When you are doing the inlay, are you only filling in pre-existing voids and defects or do you also create new areas for inlay?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Most inlay is done in the natural cracks from the drying.I do open some cracks if I am afraid of the structure holding together.

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com