Natural Edged Maple Burl Bowl

Excellent work. Great rescue from the fire. Amazing grain pattern. I’m not a turner, but I could imagine that it would be extremely difficult to not blow the entire thing up while on the lathe.

-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.

Hey Chris, nice to hear from you again. Yeah, when you start out it is VERY unbalanced and can shake the lathe a bit. lol I have had a problem in the past of going too deep into the side wall from the inside and ending up with a dish…..LOL Going to have to splurge on a new mic that shows me the wall thickness. Things good in your camp?

Jim

-- Jim Roberts, Port Orchard Washington

Great job! I just bought a bunch of maple burl blanks, so I’m gonna be busy at the lathe!

Spectacular grain, nicely done

-- patience is a virtue ... in woodworking, cooking, and life in general

Awesome job and wood. I can not wait to see more.
Arlin

-- It is always the right time, to do the right thing. Lovinghandsmemoryboxs.com

Hey Jim – This is really nice – as McLean said – I would be afraid of the explosion, but you pulled it off…..Bravo.. And the firewood save is just icing on the cake, good for you…

Jeff

-- Jeff - I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

That is definitely ART. I am a bit concerned about this ‘using firewood’ thing. If my wife knows this is possible, my wood budget could be in danger!! Luckily I don’t have the turning talent or courage to try something like this. nice job.

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

I just boxed this one up for shipment to it’s new owner in NE

-- Jim Roberts, Port Orchard Washington