Maple burl bowl

Beautifully done. What an amazining piece of wood!

Looks great with that natural edge.

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good, a post from you I can comment on! :-) I went to your projects & i like your shed & ladle/spoon..Burls are very cool & this one is no exception. Keep turnin’

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hi great burl bowl i love it never turned a burl but seeing yours
i must look and see if i can get one and try it
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Beautiful piece of wood. I like that bark inclusion.
Did you have to do much sanding?

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

Well done !! Beautiful figure and nice turning : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Hi Scott:

The sanding wasn’t too onerous, mainly because WBLMaple isn’t all that hard. When it gets too punky, then you’re in a different bind as it’s hard not to create divots. Thankfully this piece had softened some but wasn’t too far gone.

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Great Bowl! I need to get my self some burls!

-- Most people say "Measure Twice, Cut Once." I say, "Cut Twice, Measure Once".

WOW ... you can say that again!! Nicely turned, Dwight!!

-- Elaine in Duncan

Beautiful bowl! I wish we had big leaf maple growing in East Tennessee. I’ve got a little bit of quilted big leaf maple and it’s fantastic. I’m stuck sawing and working with sugar maple and red maple…

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Nice job. Great looking piece of wood.

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Beautiful burl bowl !!!

-- Lidiya,Russia," I use wood to translate my mood".

That is fantastic looking, great job!

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Thanks for the reply.
I have heard that it is hard to get a smooth surface straight from the tool with burl, and that it usually requires loads of sanding to get a good finish.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

Extremely beautiful wood. Nicely cut.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability