Myrtlewood Bowl

very nice tom ive never heard of myrtle wood where is it from ? has a very cool grain well done

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Very interesting wood, Tom. Good job.

And those strawberries you turned look almost real! :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

A+

-- Dust collectors suck.

Thanks, guys.

mrtrim: the only info I could find is that it’s native to Oregon and Northern California. I didn’t read much else.

Charlie: I’m getting pretty good at the strawberries, but that pomegranate really gave me fits.

Blake: you’re too kind.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Mot,

This is nice, but I agree with you; it would have made a nice box.

Just kidding – great job! Way to get back in the shop and make something!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Great presentation ! Bowl came out really nice.

-- a legend in my own mind ...

Beautiful! – I think you made a good choice in the bowl.

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Good looking bowl Tom!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Stunning grain and nice box you turned here but, whre’s the lid? ;o)

-- Jojo · shopless in Kyoto

Nice job Tom. Interesting grain pattern. I was reading about the wood and noticed that they say that the leaves have quite an aroma (True Bay leaf). Did the wood smell when you turned it?

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I agree its an A+. Maybe it was a B and your photography put it over the top! (Wink)

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Thanks again folks. I’m not sure the aroma was anything to note. The wood was pretty dry. I think the bowl looks better in the hand than in picture, so maybe it gets an upgrade….I dunno. I was just happy to actually pull something out of the shop.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Tom. The bowl is a keeper. And the fruit makes it outstanding.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Wow those are huge strawberries Tom.

Or is it a small bowl? I’m going A+ also.

Nice job!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Great looking bowl Tom. I think the shape looks just fine.

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Since it’s only a C- bowl, I’d toss the danged thing back to Oregon. I know a good dump in Jordan Valley. Send it down and I’ll get rid of it for you and only charge you all the strawberries you can fit in it.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

My two year old took it off the counter and filled it full of water. He got about an hour of play out of it. After it dries I’ll see what I have to do to fix it. Ooof…he had fun though. He said, “You made that in the shop?” I said, “Yes!” He said, “Can I have it?” I said, “Sure.” And in 10 seconds it was full of water. It brought a great smile to my face when my 9 year old said, “What did you think was going to happen?”

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Tom, it seems that your 9 yo is a pit of wisdom, a real keeper. Should it be my daughter I’d be afraid in a few years when she becomes a teenager… Good luck my friend! :o)

-- Jojo · shopless in Kyoto

I love 9 year olds—you are still a mentor in their eyes but you can have adult-to-adult conversations with them.
And then…. well, teenage years are around the corner. (nah.. my kids as teenagers were as fascinating and fun as they were as 9 year olds.)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

COOL!!!!!!.......like the color. I was going to ask how it was turning; but as I read you answered already…..... PERFECT!!

Very nice work Tom. Seems as though the apple (or is that pommagranate) didn’t fall far from the tree with that 9 year old of yours ;-)

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.