Coolibah burl Winged Bowl

That’s pretty amazing. Burls are always fascinating… such beautiful pieces come from cancer-like sores in nature. Strange how the world works. The finish is impressive… is the 2000 grit necessary to give it such a high shine?

Hi Bob,
I have found significant improvements in the final finish by sanding to grits as high as 2000. I even have some 3000 for tricky woods. By the time I reach 2000 grit I can see the image of my hands reflecting off the wood surface. The buffing also gives that little extra sheen and ‘softness’.

Ken

-- Ken in Sharbot Lake, Ontario

Wow that is nice. I didn’t know there was such a thing as 2000 – 3000 grit. Where do you get it??

Bob,
What a Beautiful Bowl! The finish is spectacular!

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-- Chuck Emery, Michigan, www.woodworkersedcokid.com

wow that is one amazing piece of wood, you are right the grain inside the bowl really pops. very nice work. where do you get your burl caps from?

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

A fantastic job on the burl turning. It is truly beautiful.

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Spectacular use of the wood…..are you going to make a stand for it? It is much to nice to use for anything but display….great job!

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wow…this one is really beautiful! Great job!

Ken, what a treasure. That burl probably growled at you when you got to that 2000 grit point. You should be very proud of that piece. I’m adding this one to my favorites.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Dannnnggg. Wow! Very nice. I like this one very much. Thanks for sharing.

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Beautiful wood reborn through your masterful skills. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

To answer a few of the questions:
-I get my sandpaper and disks from a company in south-western Ontario called Royce Sales (www.sandpaper.ca). They have really gone out of their way to support woodturners’ needs.
-The Australian burls I get from Woodchuckers’ Supplies in Toronto (www.woodchuckers.com), another small store with a big heart for woodturners.
-I make bowl stands to display my big pieces or the really nice ones. I’ll post pictures.
Thanks for all the nice words.

Ken

-- Ken in Sharbot Lake, Ontario

Wow, that is too cool! I am always awestruck when I see turnings such as this.

Great job!

-- Dennis, http://www.maplegrovewoodworks.com/

Great use of a burl chunk – I really have to do some more projects like this to put some wood on display in its raw beauty.

-- Eric M. Saperstein, Master Craftsman www.artisansofthevalley.com

Hey Ken,
Good to see Aussie timber being treated the right way…...well done mate.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.