Spalted maple Bowl

Robert, this is a gorgeous turning. The maple has such nice color and character. You certainly have brought out the beauty of the wood.

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wonderful

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Gorgeous Bowl!!

I really like the shape and that you used the natural characteristics to add to the beauty.

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good effort I think it is just beautiful

-- jim nevada

Very very beautiful bowl and wood.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

It is absolutely beautiful. We have a rather large woodturners organization here and they tell me that you can keep the turning wet by putting it in a plastic container with a tight fitting lid and put a little water in with it. Unless you leave it too long, like a month or two, it shouldn’t turn the wood any wierd colors. That way the finish turning should be as easy as the roughing in.

-- JoeR Nothing that I could make will ever be perfect but I'll use it anyway.

cool bowl

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All I can say is WOW! That’s beautiful!

-- EGO postulo , EGO venalicium , EGO incidere. I measured, I marked, I cut. Latin instructions for firewood.

to JoelR, I put the partially finished bowl in a paper bag with some of its shavings and let it dry more for a month or so, and then finished turning. This what I have read is a way to deal with the wood becoming oval as it drys. I then turn it round to final thickness. Does the wood dry more in the bucket? Does the little bit of water act like the wet shavings? I could give this a try when the temperature climbs back above freezing in MAY. thanks Robert

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and so little time!