another red oak bowl

[gary Zimmel]

Great job Sean.
Nice touch on the rim treatment. It sure adds a lot to the piece.

[David DeCristoforo]

Nice one Sean. Everything about it is "spot on". Makes me want to turn a bowl!

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's a beautiful bowl!

[Sean Hughto]

Thanks very much to everyone for the kind responses and encouragement!

An inside shot of the bowl would be nice as well as a bottom view.

Inside pic attached. I didn't think to take one of the bottom, in part because I hadn't signed it yet.

Norm, it's finished with simple BLO and beeswax.

Thanks again, everyone!

[Billy Tallant]

Beautiful bowl! Really like the edgework around the rim.

[Bob Bergstrom]

The rim really draws my attention! The rolled oval shape works so well with the deep beads. It is quite pleasing, and aesthetic. Great shape on the rest of the bowl. Not always easy on oak.

[Ray Bell]

Very nice Sean. I'm sure your neighbors will treasure this.

[Roger Chandler]

Thanks very much to everyone for the kind responses and encouragement!



Inside pic attached. I didn't think to take one of the bottom, in part because I hadn't signed it yet.

Norm, it's finished with simple BLO and beeswax.

Thanks again, everyone!

Sean,

That is a super-nice bowl. A large, well turned, well designed and well executed work! I love the grain on this and appreciate you taking the time to get the inside shot as well!

One well worth showing!

[charlie knighton]

very nice.....

[George Guadiane]

Excellent work, nice wood selection!
A beautiful bowl.

[Don Alexander]

awesome piece and i for one like oak on all forms of woodworking its got "character"

[David Campbell]

Nice looking piece, is oak difficult to turn?

[Sean Hughto]

The knocks on red oak I've heard are that it is unsuitable for use in utility bowls as the grain structure will let liquids seep through. Another is that is is hard to turn when dry. And finally, it is often thought of as a having a plain looking grain with very open pores which some don't like.

I'll tell the recipient that this bowl is just for dry items. Oak isn't the nicest wood to turn, but I find it much easier to turn than say, dry hickory or pecan.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice bowl and rim treatment but I think the lighting in your first picture impresses me as much as anything! Really brings out all the best qualities of your work. Just curious. Did you only use natural light? Time of day etc.? Your 2nd picture of the bowl doesn't come close to making the same impact. What was differerent? Thanks!

[Sean Hughto]

Thanks, Baxter.

Just day light. About 2 pm. THe main differnce is my angle in relation to the sun. In the first pic, the sun is coming from the right. In the second, in order to eliminate shadows, it is behind me. With the direct rays on the subject, it's much harder to avoid a too bright look.