Finished these two bowls last year, never got around to finishing them/photographing them until now. At some point I'll get a real photo setup, this is newsprint draped over a chair in my basement. The walnut bowl was from a log donated by a coworker's father who visits once a year from Ohio and brings walnut with him. I intended to put a 1" thick rim on the top on this one, just because, but a [ahem] design opportunity presented itself, and I had to turn the rim the same thickness of the bowl. I burned some lines on in memory of the rim that never was. I do like how the sapwood crosses the bottom of the bowl. I just didn't get the blank on straight enough to keep it at a consistent width. Finished with 5 coats of Sutherlands Polymerized Tung Oil left over from a bigger project.
Next up is some red oak. My bro-in-law had to take down a giant dead oak tree that was dropping limbs onto his house. I grabbed a piece and made him a few bowls. Finished with the same oil but then covered with Watco Butcher Block 'oil' which is really just wiping varnish. Figured the spalting should be covered up and not contacting food.
Thanks for looking, comments/critique appreciated.
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