Box Elder Bowl

9"x4" Finished with wipe on poly, and buffed. As always comments welcomed.

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Gary Ljostad

Registered: November 2004
Location: Hampton Bays, NY
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Date: Thu September 15, 2005
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Keywords: box elder bowl

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Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Very nice Gary. Looks like you added some red to the piece. Beautiful piece of wood and nice work with the gouge.

#1 Thu September 15, 2005 10:51pm

Gary Ljostad

Thanks RevDoug. Mother nature did all the coloring. Unfortunately the red will fade with time. I havn't found any finish that will keep the red from fading in box elder.

#2 Thu September 15, 2005 10:57pm

cfuller

Gary that's a beautiful bowl. I love the red in the box elder that comes from the central and eastern part of the US. I wonder if you know what the species is and if it's the same tree that grows here in Utah. I've had burls, plain straight grained wood, even root but never seen even a hint of red in it.

This is the tree that grows here...

http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/Aceneg01.HTM

#3 Fri September 16, 2005 1:05am

Gary Ljostad

cfuller, I think box elder is "Acer negundo L.". Also known as Manitoba Maple. The red is very common here in NY, in burl and in stressed arias in the tree.

#4 Fri September 16, 2005 1:18am

Gil

Love that bowl!! Beautiful wood, great shape.

#5 Fri September 16, 2005 2:00am