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Yeah, Earl. Good to hear from you! When the wood is more “showy,” I try to keep the form simpler. Then again, given my skill level, simpler forms are also good because I can mostly pull them off.
Mike, you probably have some up in your neck of the woods. I think part of the deal with this one was that it was starting to rot while standing, so it got coloring from fungus and such. There’s some box-elder like red streaks in the piece I was working on finishing today.
Splint, the gambel oak moved, but about 1/3 as much as the chokecherry did. Other than a crack near where the pith was (I should’ve cut out the 4 center rings, rather than just 2), it held up pretty well. I’ve still got some carving to do, but hopefully the little oak bowl will be done this coming week.
Mike, you probably have some up in your neck of the woods. I think part of the deal with this one was that it was starting to rot while standing, so it got coloring from fungus and such. There’s some box-elder like red streaks in the piece I was working on finishing today.
Splint, the gambel oak moved, but about 1/3 as much as the chokecherry did. Other than a crack near where the pith was (I should’ve cut out the 4 center rings, rather than just 2), it held up pretty well. I’ve still got some carving to do, but hopefully the little oak bowl will be done this coming week.
May you have the day you deserve!
