Results 1 to 13 of 13

Thread: Bradford Pear Bread / Salad Bowl

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Fredericksburg, TX
    Posts
    2,576

    Bradford Pear Bread / Salad Bowl

    Making bread dough before Christmas, my wife said that she needed a bowl for bread dough. I found a rough out Bradford Pear that was mostly dry, and this is what she got for Christmas - 13" D x 3 1/2" H x 5/16" WT and finished with Mahoney Walnut Oil. The bowl blank apparently was not completely dry and did some warping, but that will add to character over the years with use. It looks good on the counter.
    IMG_5178.jpgIMG_5175.jpgIMG_5177.jpgIMG_5176.jpg

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Enid, Oklahoma
    Posts
    6,741
    It sure does look good on the counter. I'll bet it get's even better looking over time as that pear darkens a bit. Nice job.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Location
    Atikokan, Rainy River district, Ontario
    Posts
    3,540
    Looks like good user bowl, should serve you well ;-))
    Have fun and take care

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Trussville, AL
    Posts
    339
    Great looking bowl. I like the soft lines of the rim. May it encourage your wife to make you lots of bread.
    Mark

    You can sometimes count every orange on a tree but never all the trees in a single orange. -A.K. Ramanujan

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Goodland, Kansas
    Posts
    22,605
    Great looking bowl for sure. I like the form and warp. Will make a great popcorn bowl.
    Bernie

    Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

    To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.



  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    sLower Delaware
    Posts
    5,464
    Nothing better than turning something that looks good and can be used!

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Harvey, Michigan
    Posts
    20,804
    Nice bowl! Bet your wife loves it!
    Steve

    “You never know what you got til it's gone!”
    Please don’t let that happen!
    Become a financial Contributor today!

  8. #8
    Tom, this one has that "I want to be used" look! Very comfortable looking piece with a nice rim detail.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Orleans, Cape Cod, Ma.
    Posts
    758
    ...mmmmmm, home baked bread. And utility items hot off of the lathe. I couldn't help but notice in the pic of the bowl beside the cooktop that mom's kitchen tools are in... clay containers? My goodness..!

    nice looking dough bowl

  10. #10
    I love seeing useful turned items..good job

  11. #11
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Washington's Coast
    Posts
    1,767
    That will make some good bread and looks nice too. Well done!

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Fredericksburg, TX
    Posts
    2,576
    [QUOTE=Fred Perreault;1624318]...mmmmmm, home baked bread. And utility items hot off of the lathe. I couldn't help but notice in the pic of the bowl beside the cooktop that mom's kitchen tools are in... clay containers? My goodness..!

    Fred - the clay containers were gifts from a now departed friend and pretty special. There are a lots of wooden objects scattered around the house but some of the old family and friend gifts are special memories also.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Orleans, Cape Cod, Ma.
    Posts
    758
    Fred - the clay containers were gifts from a now departed friend and pretty special. There are a lots of wooden objects scattered around the house but some of the old family and friend gifts are special memories also.[/QUOTE]

    Tom, thank you for the explanation. I hope that I didn't offend, and actually I think that I noticed because the LOML has her kitchen tools in 3 of her grandmoms' antique clay cannisters. She doesn't want me to make her any tool buckets.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •