"Honey Pot"

Now, that’s a really nice “pot”. Well done, Andrew.
Love the rim, too. The spalting doesn’t concern you as far as contact with food? Dunno, just askin.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Now that is a manly cereal bowl. Love the walnut grain such a gorgeous wood.

-- nate.

that is pure beauty.. the finish and wood combos are very awesome. now, bring on the ice cream

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Thanks guys!

@Gene – I would eat out of this bowl. Although I do not claim to be an expert, the spalting does not concern me for several reasons:

• There’s a pretty heavy “sealing” coat over the piece.
• I specifically designed the piece such that the spalted rim should only incidentally come into contact with food.
• Any biologically active material that would come from the spalted wood, would be ingested, which I believe is less likely to cause a problem than breathing it in.
• Working in the shop, running the chainsaw, and just hiking in the woods, I’ve sucked in, ingested, and touched more wood rot, dust, and associated biologically active material, over a shorter period of time, than would be ingested through food contact with this wood.
• Any wood product, even if it doesn’t show signs of spalting, is likely to harbor some biologically active material, unless it is somehow pasteurized or chemically treated.
• Having taken a Microbiology course, and having seen the colorful menagerie that grew from a swipe of the back of my lab partner’s watch, I have come to the realization that we have lots of little nasties around us all the time and probably obsess over the bugs that show themselves.
• That said – I would always include a warning and the bowl would be used at the owner’s discretion.

-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com

Gorgeous!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Nice looking bowl, good finish on it

-- Don, Royersford, PA

Beautiful ,great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Beautiful work.

beautiful bowl and a great combination of woods.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Thanks, Andrew.
You answered my concerns.
It really is a beautiful piece of work.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

@Gene – it was a good question. Safety is an important matter. The first time I turned spalted wood, I was not wearing the proper PPE and ended up with an upper respiritory infection that took a month to shake. While I am not overly concerned about ingestion when dealing with sealed wood, I do passionately advise good dust protection while turning. And warning people about the hazards of using wood products is a good idea as people have different reactions.

Another aspect I was concerned about was nut allergies. I always warn people!

-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com