This bowl was turned from one of the smallish cutoffs of the BIG labs I chopped up for salad/fruit bowls. The grain is just crazy... I don't think that the pictures do the wood justice.
I tried the footed bowl because - yeah, . . . BECAUSE (I really don't know why, I just did). I don't often do them, I don't feel like I get the proportions right. I actually like this one.
Freshly turned "to finish" (sanded to 280 with oil). I took out as much as I could on the bottom, but there is still a pretty substantial mass in the column, so I COULD have problems as the piece dries. I went with the natural edge because the surface was the only area with spalting, which I think shows the burl grain better than anything.
The bowl is 11 3/4 inches in diameter by 6 1/2 inches high.
As always, Critiques, Comments and Questions Appreciated.