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Russian Olive Burl bowl
I scrounged through my wood pile and found this piece of Russian Olive burl that I'd forgotten about. This bowl ended up about 12 1/2" wide at the widest span, 10 1/2" at the narrow part, and about 4 1/2" tall. It's the first bowl I can remember putting a foot on like this. I like the way it sits the bowl up in the air a little. The wood is pretty soft and punky and has a lot of spots where little pieces just fell out. There's some parts of the edge with bark and some without. It's one of those where you can really feel the grain lines in the wood when you hold it. I put some danish oil on it to pop the color and then sprayed it with rattle can deft semi-gloss. I haven't buffed it yet. My usual crappy photography skills kind of hide how pretty this piece of wood is.
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Wonderful shape for a lovely piece of wood Curt. It looks very gracefull!
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Wow Curt that is a beauty. Really like the shape/form. Really well done.
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I love the shape. You really did a great job on this piece and the grain is beautiful.
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Curt, the ogee is one of my favorites, and you have used it well on this one! Great bowl, and that Russian olive sure has beautiful color.
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I rarely like a footed bowl, but this one looks great..the bowl edges so wide that it needed the lift. Very appealing .
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Very nice! I love the dark wood! I think a photo from the top would really show off the natural edges!
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Curt,
I probably enjoy seeing a piece of wood a non turner would consider firewood turned into such a shapely piece. This chunk was begging to be enhanced into the wonderful shape you made. Great eye for what was hiding inside this one.
faust
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Beautiful, Curt!...and I really like the foot!
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That is one nice looking bowl Curt, How long did it take you to turn it? It seems delicate.
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Wow - what a beauty! Love the form! That wild natural edge sure makes the piece unique!! Never been a big fan of a foot but it works with this piece! Thanks for sharing Curt!
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That is an awesome natural edge bowl. The form really shows of the wood.
Alan
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Curt, that's a beauty, I love it, natural edges are my favorite and this one's exceptional.