Ash Burl Bowl

[Rich Aldrich]

This is a natural edge ash burl bowl about 5" diameter x 3" high. Finish is WOP, buffed and waxed.

[Col Smith]

What a beautiful piece of timber & amazing grain. Your turning & finish has worked well.
What with this Ash bowl & the last Maple bowl I will have to make a detour to your place when we visit your lovely country in 2015.

Col

[David Coburn]

Hi Rich,

I really like this one, especially the first picture. It looks like you turned straight into the pith of the end grain. Is that correct? I really like the rings pattern on the inside of the bowl.

david

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Rich, that's some of the best looking ash I've ever seen, the bowl looks fantastic, something I would be proud to have.

[Rich Aldrich]

Thank you for the compliments. I was quite pleased that this piece was reasonably solid - you never know with burls. One change I would make is to taper the bottom of the bowl or even taper the whole side more.

[Jason Ritchie]

Wow! That's a stunning piece! The photos are really well done too.

[Thomas Canfield]

Who would have thought that piece of wood had that much character hid inside it? You just have to open it up and you did an excellent job. Well done. I like the natural edge, inclusions, and general character, but the wood grain really makes it special.

[Gus Dundon]

That is some beautiful ash burl! The pattern is awesome. Awesome with surface and shape of the bowl!

[Rich Aldrich]

Hi Rich,

I really like this one, especially the first picture. It looks like you turned straight into the pith of the end grain. Is that correct? I really like the rings pattern on the inside of the bowl.

david

Actually, this was a burl that grew like a knob out the side of the tree, so there was not pith. I was surprised that there weren't more inclusions in the burl.

I tried to save the bark, but the cambrium layer was so wet, that it wouldn't stay on the wood. It actually looks better without the bark any way.