My first of John Hart's grabbag wood

[Brett Baldwin]

I'm learning the nuances of dealing with wet wood and lost two to cracks before this one. I have one drying slowly and I'm hoping that will work but this one I decided to try turning to final and seeing how it went. The shape was somewhat dictated by a crack I had to get rid of but the general concept was a utility type bowl. The wood is walnut and the dimensions are 5 3/4" x 2". I flooded it with thinned BLO and that seems to be working well.
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[Jerry Clark]

Nice bowl-- I also like the form. Are you using DNA to help with the drying-? I am working on my "Grabbox" and may post next week.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Brett bowl is a beauty. Nice form and finish. I use DNA and have did three pieces from John's box and lost none yet. Nice job on the bowl.

[Dale Gregory]

Brett, really nice figuiring in that walnut, nice job! I've had the same trouble with some cherry I've been working with. I even tried DNA on one and it also developed some cracks. Neither DNA method nor time method worked for the lasttwo pieces I've tried. I guess sometimes the wood just does what it wants to. I'll call it Wood Karma! Good luck in your other walnut pieces!

Dale

[Neal Addy]

Really nice form, Brett. Keep 'em coming!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Brett.......Great form and wood! Keep 'em coming!

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Brett, I really like this bowl, especially the way you handled the foot treatment. Nice finish as well. Keep them coming!

[Jonathon Spafford]

Beautiful little bowl there. The shape is really nice and the wood is lovely. You did a great job turning it!!!!!

[Fred LeBail]

Not much wrong with that bowl ! Nice work.