More spalted maple

[mr]

Another spalted maple bowl from wood from my neighbor's yard.

2 1/2" tall by 5 1/2" diameter. Finished with Danish Oil and satin lacquer spray.

It's kind of beefy, but I kind of like bowls that look like they can be used. 1/16" thick walls are neat, and they of course take skill to do, but if the bowl gets dropped, that's the end of it. I'd like to think that someone could eat cereal out of this bowl if they wanted to...









I'm a little worried about the soft pith in the middle of that spot where (I guess) a branch came off. Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite me... And you can already see a bit of warping on the rim, which I hope is all the further it goes.

Thanks for looking!

[maverick31]

that is very cool little bowl. spalting is very good.

[Ruffnek]

MR, that's a cool little bowl. awesome spalting on that maple and you did a good job of showing it off. BTW, I love your initials the way you sign them.

I agree about the 1/8" wall bowls, too. I just finished turning one about 10" in diameter with 3/8" or so walls. I try to size the WT to match the look of the bowl but in all cases, usually keep them to a functional size, even if they are meant just for display.

Hollow forms are different because they are purely art and the lightness of a thin-walled form is part of the attraction. People can't believe they are so light when they pick them up...especially with an opening too small to see into well.

Thanks for showing the bowl and keep 'em coming.

[sachbvn]

I like the bowl a lot - the bottom is a little square for my liking, but I know what you mean about "a bowl that can be used"..... turning to an 1/8" shows talent, but it's not so functional.

Nice work - awesome pieces of wood.


Zac

[Doug B]

Fantastic bowl! Love the spalting.

Like Zac, I prefer a more rounded bowl bottom.

For the pithy spot, I use thin CA glue (superglue at the store) to stabilize those kind of things. That seems to work real well. But that one in your bowl looks pretty stable - I bet it will hold up just fine.

[mr]

Thanks for the kind words.

Cody - Thanks...I've used that symbol to sign my initials ever since I was 15 years old or so. Luckily, it's pretty easy to burn using just the stock tip on a simple woodburner. Stepping up to hollow forms is something I aspire to, hopefully in the not-too-distant future.

Zac - I guess the bottom is a little stocky...not sure why I didn't make it rounder, since there's not much spalting down there that would've been compromised. Oh, well...next time.

Doug - I considered putting a couple drops of CA into that pithy spot, but skipped it. After 7 or 8 coats of spray lacquer, that area is pretty firm, so I'm not that worried about it anymore.

Thanks again!

[deepsplinter]

Nice looking bowl...I like that "beefy" look.

It's pretty cool when you know where the wood came from, too.