Curly Ash Bowl

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Turned this bowl from a crotch my buddy brought over a couple of months ago, and I rough turned several bowls from it, this one I finish turned just now, and I'm going to take it along in a couple of days and give it as a thank you present to him, I think he'll like it .
Any/all comments are appreciated

It is about 11½"

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[Jon Lanier]

You did a great job with the bowl. How did you cut that log up?

[Steve Schlumpf]

beautiful bowl Leo! Love the effect that curly has - almost seems to be moving the way it reflects light! Great form and finish on this! I am sure your friend will absolutely love this bowl! Very nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[George Guadiane]

Very nice!

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks for the comment Jon .
But I can't and don't want to try to remember how I cut it up, it is always a hard one deciding how to when there are more conversing limbs to be dealt with, you just have to imagine the grain that's in there and try to get the best cuts, there is always compromises to be made

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks Steve , true to its self, Ash is so reliable for curl and figured grain it is a pleasure to get some larger crotch or limb areas of a log, always price
I'm quite pleased with it and I think he will be to, especially as it is from a his back yard

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks for the comment George

[Hal Taft]

Beautiful wood, Leo !
You could get lost in that curly grain. I really like what you did with the rim, nice detail.

Hal

[Maylon Harvey]

Just beautiful. Love the grain and the form. What is the size and how many blanks did you get out of that crotch?

[Jim Becker]

From very knarly to...not! Nice piece, Leo!

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks Hal , yes Ash can be very beautiful, I love the looks of it

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Thanks for the comments Maylon , it's about 11 1/2", just a nice size.
How many ?? , I'm not sure, I do have a couple 3 that are bigger sitting here waiting, I know there are a few more smaller ones, but I'm just not sure on the exact ##, there was some splitting on the ends and I did saw some blocks for smaller projects, if I ever get to them

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful bowl Leo. Boy that is some pretty ash. He is going to love it.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Hi Jim , thanks, and yes isn't it awesome what there can be hiding under the bark of an ugly piece of tree trunk , but I say it's guaranteed that you find beautiful grain ad curl in an Ash tree anywhere there is a limb or crotch, just have to hack it out of there

[David Walser]

Leo,

When I first started woodworking, I found some nice curly ash and was able to make a desk out of it. (The desk is supporting my computer as I type this.) Ash has been one of my favorite woods ever since. Your bowl must be one of the best examples of this great wood I've seen in a long time. As good as is the wood, what you did with it is even better. You got the maximum beauty out of a very nice piece of wood.