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Spalted Maple Bowl

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Spalted hard maple bowl with ebonized rim

-- Denny, Upper Michigan


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mike

46 posts in 1189 days


posted 476 days ago

Denny

Looks great. Can we get a picture of the bottom and some technical details of the bowl – size, weight etc. Looks to be very thin and burnished on the rim.

Well done – Spalted wood is one of my favorites.

Also please add some tags such as bowl, lathe, maple etc so we can quickly find turning projects in the wealth of material posted here.

One more question – can’t help myself – are you a member of the AAW or a local chapter in MI. looks to me as you have some great skills there.

Cheers
Mike

-- Mike, Maryland, www.thewoodenquill.com

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jockmike2

7222 posts in 1125 days


posted 476 days ago

Beautiful bowl Denny from the UP. I’m a troll myself, from under da bridge. Down by Lansing, by golly, welcome to LJs.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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herc

20 posts in 482 days


posted 476 days ago

Mike-

My wife, 2 sons and I are all members of AAW. We started Superiorland Woodturners this January and have 40 members. I will endeavor to do better with my postings but I am not a real teckie.

Regards,

Denny

-- Denny, Upper Michigan

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Dusty56

3402 posts in 567 days


posted 476 days ago

Can you possibly show a couple more views of this sweet bowl ? Thanks and Welcome to LJs

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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lew

4413 posts in 634 days


posted 476 days ago

Nice Bowl!! How did you darken the rim?

Lew

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Woodhacker

1145 posts in 602 days


posted 476 days ago

Very nice Denny. I’m with Lew, the dark color of the rim…is it stained/dyed, or is it a different type of wood?

Great job!

-- Martin, Kansas

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 582 days


posted 476 days ago

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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trifern

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posted 476 days ago

Outstanding work. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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TedM

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posted 472 days ago

Looks great! Third in line for info on the rim. ;)

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herc

20 posts in 482 days


posted 455 days ago

Hey guys, I have been snowed under at work and have had company for the past month! Sorry for the late reply.

I burned the rim of this spalted hard maple bowl by applying steel wool to the rim at high speed. This is an effective way to add interest and color without stains.

I gave this bowl away as a gift so taking more photos isn’t an option. This piece of wood had some “punk” in it. I soaked it in epoxy after the rough turn and turned it again. I have used this technique on birdseye maple, tiger maple, oak and even on exotic woods with good success. I turn most of my bowls thin to avoid clunkiness.

-- Denny, Upper Michigan

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Douglas Bordner

3415 posts in 943 days


posted 455 days ago

Denny – Thanks for the follow-up on a very beautiful bowl. I will be trying that steel wool trick…as soon as my new v-belt shows up. Till then I’m lathe-less (now I know Jockmike and Sawdust2’s pains of days past all too well).

One more question, if you don’t mind. Does the bottom contain the pith?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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herc

20 posts in 482 days


posted 455 days ago

Yes, the punkey wood was in the bottom of the bowl.

-- Denny, Upper Michigan

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