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This is spalted shagbark hickory, a wood I'd never even heard of before. The tree looks awesome from pictures online.
This bowl is about 7.5" by 2.75 inches. It was supposed to be a full 8 inches diameter, but I confess the hole I drilled for the screw chuck somehow managed to be slightly off center...
Comments definitely welcome. Hah, well, sideways is better than nothin'! (Adding pictures from an ipad isn't so easy!)
that's a nice lookin bowl, even sideways.
Nice looking! That spalted hickory had to be hard. Great job.
Very nice bowl!
This weekend I'm picking up some shagbark hickory that's been on the ground in trunk form for a couple of months. I hope it's started spalting. The spalting in yours is fantastic.
We'll be cutting up a log that's been down for a while (some years?)in University Park, Md. next week if anyone wants any. Some of it is on the ground, but most of it is up off the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if there is spalting in it. 18 to 20 iches at the butt. I was just going to give it to the trash guys for firewood.
PM sent about hickory Tom.
Shagbark is one of the more desirable hickories. Cuts great and spalts. A good wood to twice turn for obvious reasons.
Nice bowl of some nice wood Steve.
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You did a fantastic job on this piece of shagbark hickory. Keep it up.