Firewood bowl

This is another bit of 30 yr old firewood. It was the hardest wood I ever turned and took me about 12 hours to get to here. It looks like there are tool marks in the pic but that's my poor photography skills. The surface is like glass, that's where all the work went. 5" x 2.25", sanding sealer and wax.

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Brendan McAreavy

Registered: September 2008
Location: Ireland
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Date: Fri March 13, 2009
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Brendan McAreavy

Also, I tried Charlie's suggestion to use a tripod and it helped a lot. Next time I will use the timer (when I work out how to do it).

Thanks Charlie.

#1 Fri March 13, 2009 10:31am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Your dunno wood looks a lot like ambrosia'd hard rock maple. If you were on this side of the pond I would be pretty sure of it. Since you're not here I'm not positive, but it sure does look like it. Great firewood, but great for so much more as you are showing us. Good work. 8-)

#2 Fri March 13, 2009 12:52pm

Bill Bolen

Is this turned end grain? Great piece B. Love all the "ambrosia?" in the bowl. Nice form. I can almost feel it in my hands...Bill...

#3 Fri March 13, 2009 3:49pm

Brendan McAreavy

Rev Doug, we think it might be sycamore or elm but the jury is still out. We don't have maple here (I think). We have about 2500 species of trees here but I've never seen one (a maple, that is).

Bill, the piece is side grain hollowed from the inside. I was quite surprised when I saw the grain pattern. I wonder would any side grain hollowed like that be so symmetrical? I was tempted to go a little deeper to see if the grain centered but I would have been into the foot and I was scared to push my luck.

Thank you for the kind words guys.

#4 Fri March 13, 2009 4:12pm

Mike Baber

Yup... that is some pretty wood!!! Real nice.

Wizzy

#5 Fri March 13, 2009 8:56pm

Don Andrews

These are all very nice pieces Brendan. Good form, good finish, beautiful wood.
Thumbs Up!

Don

#6 Sat March 14, 2009 12:17am