Hard maple burl NE bowl with character

[Jeff Nicol]

Well here is a wild bowl that I turned from a small tree burl. I get these a lot on our hunting property and they come in lots of sizes and shapes. I think a limb dies and bugs or something get in the knot and the tree grows these burls. I left it thick and when I got inside the center of the tree was mostly rotten so I left it the way it was. All mother natures beauty uncovered. There is a picture of what they look like before I start.

Thanks for checking it out.

Jeff

[Curt Fuller]

That's a pretty one.

[Jim Kountz]

Wow I bet that was nerve racking! What aq fantastic job there! Id be afraid the whole thing would come flying off at me.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Real nice looking bowl Jeff! Great job on keeping all the bark! Also like how you added just a touch of curl on the inside for effect!

[Jeff Nicol]

Thanks All,

I really like to turn the pieces oof wood that hold some mystery! I have a bunch of them like I said. I had turned one other into a vase with all the voids and bark, it looked great. I sold it on e-bay earlier this year. I have some more projects that are almost done. So more to show soon!

Thanks again!
Jeff

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking bowl Jeff. Keeping the bark and the inside effect looks good.

[TYLER WOOD]

Man I really like that!!!!!

[George Guadiane]

I LOVE this, it looks so undoable! I'm not sure I would have the nads to put that on a lathe.
GREAT job.

[Pete Jordan]

Excellent job!

I have some wood like that and now I have an idea what to do with it.

Thanks!

[Ron Lynch]

So, I'm guessing you didn't use the vacuum chuck to hold it while you finished the foot.

[Jeff Nicol]

I used a vac chuck I made for flat or mostly flat pieces that has a small ridge around the edge. I covered it with some silicone rubber sheet so it works great to hold odd things against the tail stock and still has some grip but does not hurt the finish. I turned it down to a small nib and then sanded off to finish.


Thanks for looking!

Jeff