UFO Bowl

The shape was not what I planned when I started this one.  It evolved because it was the most I could get from the odd shaped chunk of wood I started with.  Of course I did not think to take a picture before I started.  The chunk was a piece that was hanging from a branch of Bradford pear that had broken off during a storm.  Normally I would have just thrown the small odd shaped piece away but I could see that it had some significant ripple at the surface of the split so it has been sitting around my shop for several years as I tried to imagine what to do with such a small, odd shaped piece.    I probably should have made the bottom the top of the piece to show off the figure better but I like to keep some bark on Bradford pear because of the patterns it creates when you turn it and the way it finishes.   It is about 7 inches across and 3 inches tall.  It is finished with just Ack's sanding paste and wax.