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Thread: Big Oak Bowl with Surprise

  1. 02-26-2006, 10:02 PM #1
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    Big Oak Bowl with Surprise

    This Oak was rough turned last May and has been setting in a dark
    corner waiting til I got a better chuck. Got the new Talon so I
    finish turned it Saturday. As I got into it I noticed a big ole Face
    looking back at me from both sides of the bowl! It's 17" x 4"
    with one coat of BLO to pop the grain, A few cracks were filled
    with coffee grounds, first time to use coffee grounds. I haven't
    decided on the final finish yet, would appreciate some ideas for that.
    Mounted up, then reversed chucked with the #3 Jaws that Glen sent
    me:DSCF0085-2.jpg DSCF0088-2.jpg

    Bottom finished turned:
    DSCF0092-2.jpg

    When I was sanding I thought for a minute that the swirls
    around the eyes and walls were sand marks but they are
    swirls in the wood...

    Face inside the bowl:
    DSCF0103-2.jpg

    Face on the bottom of bowl:
    DSCF0118-2.jpg
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  3. 02-26-2006, 10:13 PM #2
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    Mike,

    That one is just plain cool! Just never know what you will find in wood.
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  4. 02-26-2006, 10:14 PM #3
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    Very very cool piece Mike The face is perfect and it is obviously not lacquer induced
    941.44 miles South of Steve Schlumph

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  5. 02-26-2006, 10:16 PM #4
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    Icky, spooky, creepy, And COOL!

    Well done.
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  6. 02-26-2006, 10:19 PM #5
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    Kinda like the Man In The Moon.

    Great bowl Mike, that's a winner.

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  7. 02-26-2006, 10:35 PM #6
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    Nice Bowl!
    looks like a wolf to me.
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  8. 02-26-2006, 11:00 PM #7
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    Very cool Mike. Nice job... but... I don't see the face


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  9. 02-26-2006, 11:02 PM #8
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    Mike that is one cool bowl. Nice work. Love the face on both.
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  10. 02-26-2006, 11:40 PM #9
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    Beautiful, Mike.

    There is ALWAYS a wood sprite there, you were lucky enough to get it to show it's face.

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  11. 02-27-2006, 12:15 AM #10
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    Nice work Mike, that is a pretty piece. Don't know how you found a piece of wood with the face of a dog wearing glasses. Ahhhh... the smell of exotics!

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  12. 02-27-2006, 12:19 AM #11
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    Nice work Mike! That wood is special too! Character!
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  13. 02-27-2006, 6:42 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie Nyvall
    Very cool Mike. Nice job... but... I don't see the face...
    It's right next to the elephant Ernie!...Take your respirator off.

    Very nice Mike...And Very BIG!!! I'm not ready for the huge stuff yet. That's a fine looking bowl...And Oak no less!
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  14. 02-27-2006, 8:13 AM #13
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    Awesome looking bowl Mike, but I'd still like to know how you got my ugly mugg on it!!!
    Cheers,
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  15. 02-27-2006, 8:41 AM #14
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    Nice BIG bowl.......

    Coffee grounds....?

    I think I have more to learn here.....
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  16. 02-27-2006, 9:53 AM #15
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    Seek and there is no telling what yee might find. This is nice. BTW do you know what kind of oak it is?
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