Soutwestern Aspen Bowl

This is an aspen bowl I turned early this year. It is in a southwest style with hemp bindings for an accent. About six inches tall and about nine inches wide. Finished with Danish oil.

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Robert_Harper

Registered: December 2009
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
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Date: Sun October 16, 2011
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Keywords: soutwestern aspen bowl

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Mike Baber

That looks cool, the hemp give it an old look and it has a nice shape with the light colored wood.

Wizzy

#1 Sun October 16, 2011 12:40am

Ron Sardo

Please send the the hi-resolution photo

#2 Sun October 16, 2011 1:16am

David Hamann

very nice look.

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#3 Sun October 16, 2011 3:02am

Michelle Rich

nice to see aspen used..it looks great

#4 Sun October 16, 2011 9:44am

Peter Gray

Peter Gray

Great example Robert as to how the "finishing touches" realy set a piece of

#5 Sun October 16, 2011 8:29pm

Makepeace

Leo Makepeace

As said, this is lovely work, great job Robert. I may copy this one...........

Ruining lots of good wood to get a few average bits.

#6 Wed October 19, 2011 11:51pm

Robert_Harper

I like the spalting in this piece. I have a much larger cottonwood bowl of a similar design. I'm holding out for when I stop off at a leather shop on the way home and pick up some rawhide. The bottom is round with no foot or rim.

This was inspired by a clay pot I saw while in Zion NP a few years ago hiking with the kids. The clay pot was bound with rawhide but I used hemp because it is still rustic and easier to find.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#7 Thu October 20, 2011 7:16pm

Greg Plank

Like this alot. My wife turned a piece of box elder in a similar shape and when I showed her the picture she oowed and aawed and says she wants to do that with her piece.

Greg Plank

#8 Thu October 27, 2011 4:25am

Robert_Harper

Thanks Greg. I have a smaller piece out of Russian olive where the top is natural edge and the bugs had eaten so much of the wood under the bark that the rim is kind of lacy. I also made a long handle so it could be carried more like a bucket.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#9 Thu October 27, 2011 9:50am