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Solid Bowls
Solid bowls can be a real challenge; picking the right piece of wood and shaping it to highlight the natural grain is more of an art than many people may think. Segmented pieces are usually turned from kiln-dried lumber, but solid bowls can be turned from green or seasoned wood. Many times a piece of firewood on the way to the wood stove has been saved from the flames because the turner has seen some merit in it. The oldest, twisted and ugliest hunk of firewood can be turned into a treasure when treated right. As I have said before wood is a living-breathing thing that continues to give off and take on moisture over time and this fact alone makes turning that ugly chunk of firewood into a finished piece quite a challenge. A rough turning is made in the general shape of what you want to end up with and then it is stored under special conditions for up to 6 months while it dries. After this seasoning step is over and if Mother Nature has not put a major crack in the wrong place, you can turn the final piece. I am currently turning some burls and crotches that I put away in the 1980s.
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Shallow Covered Bowl
Figured Maple with Leopardwood Accent
9 1/2 inches diameter, 3 1/4 inches high
$145.00
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Covered Bowl
American Yellow Poplar
6 3/4 inches diameter, 4 1/4 inches high
$85.00
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Covered Bowl
Elm with Purple Heart Cover
4 3/4 inches diameter, 7 inches high
$105.00
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Open Bowl
Cherry - wood from the crotch of the tree
8 inches diameter, 3 1/4 inches high
$145.00
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Open Bowl
Maple - damaged by Powder Post Beetle
9 3/4 inches diameter, 2 3/4 inches high
$145.00
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Open Bowl
Maple - damaged by Powder Post Beetle
8 inches diameter, 3 1/2 inches high
$145.00
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Open Bowl
Maple Burl - very rare wood
7 inches diameter, 4 inches high
$275.00
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Covered Bowl
Shadua & Padouk
3 3/4 inches diameter, 4 inches high
$65.00
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Swivel Top Container
Pangapang & Birdseye Maple
6 inches diameter, 2 1/2inches high
$55.00
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Covered Bowl
Cherry & Aformosia
3 1/2 inches diameter, 2 inches high
$45.00
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Swivel Top Container
Andiroba & Maple
3 1/2 inches diameter, 2 inches high
$55.00
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Covered Bowl
Walnut - unusual wood with bark pockets
7 1/4 inches diameter, 4 1/2 inches high
$135.00
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Potpourri Bowl
Salvaged Maple (from bottom of Georgian Bay)
5 1/2 inches diameter, 2 1/2 inches high
$50.00
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Covered Bowl
Hard Maple & Walnut
6 inches diameter, 4 3/4 inches high
$85.00
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