mystery bowl

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ok this is a mystery bowl because i have no idea what the wood is,it was a large slice about 3" thick and 30" oval.had a lot of cracks and bug holes which you can see in pic 4 filled with ca glue.you may see some of the small cracks also.last pic is chunk with bark on,anyone know what it is? after cutting it up i had to turn a piece.5-1/2"d3/4"h.did some wire burns.finished with mylands friction polish. i went thinner on the sides this time about 1/8".got carried away though the bottom is only about 1/16",almost blew it. all comments or tips and suggestions welcome.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

16 Comments

Duh,.......it's Alder

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.

Looks good Pottz.

Main Street to the Mountains

wow nice light on the photos! 

Martin Sojka, Maker of Craftisian

bently- alder is so,that other forum-lol.
eric-thanks.
martin-sometimes i get lucky,im no photographer  !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Those grooves look cool, nice design.

...woodicted

love the bowl dont feel bad pottz i have a shed full of wood with no clue what it is its all rough  🙄🙄🙄

*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

thanks guys. it's nice to know but i sure dont let it stop me from using it. i just call it pretty wood !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Gatta admit, you have nailed pottery.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Hard to imagine an ugly piece of wood turning out that nice. Good job.  Mike
mike is there such a thing as "ugly" wood in this world ? i think not !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Good Point, I stand corrected. lol
Doesn’t matter what wood it is when it looks good
i always like to know what the wood but it's not that important if i dont.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

The duck doesn’t know what’s in his vino juice box. Only it gets him to where he wants to go
Nice job. I really like the wood actually.
lol-yeah the duck only wants one thing from his vino,what it is doesn't matter !
thanks MNC.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.