Here is a really wonderful walnut bowl for a centerpiece.
I made a similar one about 2 yrs ago and sold it to a man from the Pocono Mtns in eastern Pa. This one comes from the same
tree and is all heartwood. The wood grain in walnut is very calming, at least to me. It is very refined, elegant comes to
mind. Anyway, I first turned this on April 19, '09 and it is now ready for consideration. The dimensions are 15"
diameter by 3.5" height. There is some kind of knot like material primarily on the outside of this bowl. Inside it is
just an oval spot on the side. For its size, this bowl is not heavy. The finish is pure Tung Oil followed by numerous
sprayings of spar urethane followed by extremely fine sanding to give this bowl an ultra smooth finish.
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Walnut wood is very resistant to decay by insects,
however sometimes it doesen't work as expected. This piece is an example. First turned on September 2, 2010
it has numerous holes provided by carpenter ants. But, I believe the wood prevailed in that they are dispersed throughout
and the adjacent wood is very good. The bowl was finished with pure tung oil, followed by numerous sprayings of spar
urethane to protect and waterproof the surface. The dimensions are 14" diameter by 5" height.
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Walnut Wood Bowl, No. w524 I remember turning this for the challenge. I have
kept it in our home for a couple of years almost debating whether to offer it for sale. For now, I will. I first
turned this on July 8, 2010. Most turners would probably thrown this into the wood stove for heat but, since I like
a good challenge I decided to try to make something from it. I knew it was decayed because you could look clear thru
it from its side. Part of the challenge is to see if you can keep it together as one piece as you are turning it.
I did but was pretty scared and still am if I put it back on the lathe for some polishing or other external treatment.
Most people who have seen it like it. Others wonder what I am trying to do or say. It is just the feeling I get
when I turn sonething quite unusual especially with natural processes exhibited. It was very difficult to sand and quite
dangerous because it is one thing to have your tools touching the turning surface and it is another to have your fingers just
behind the sandpaper as it is turning. After the scary sanding, I rubbed it with pure Tung Oil, resanded and added more.
Then I sprayed it with spar urethane to protect the finish from water and other materials. The sanding is not perfect
for obvious reasons, especially around the openings on the side. The dimensions are 15.5" diameter by 5.25"
height. Definitly unique.
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Here is a really traditional
all heartwood walnut bowl. I first turned this on August 10, 2010 and like others listed here, did not offer it for
sale on the internet for quite a while. We used/tried it out in our home and found it to function fine. It is
really a nice decorative piece sitting on a table of a different color. This was from a large walnut tree and consequently
there isn't any white/sapwood to contrast with the dark wood. The finish is pure Tung
oil, followed by numerous spraying of spar urethane and then sanded to an extremely smooth surface. This bowl really
has some nice grain characteristics . The dimensions are 15.25" diameter by 4" height.
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Walnut wood must have some components in it
that resist decay. What I mainly find is walnut wood with worm holes and then nothing more in the way of decay.
This bowl, first turned on February 18, '09 has 4 small worm holes on the inside and 5 on the outside of the bowl. To protect
the wood from water getting into the wood from the holes, I add high density polyurethane to the worm hole and its woody
medium so that it can be absorbed and seal the woody medium of the hole. Then I rub the whole bowl with Tung Oil, sand it
and spray on many coats of spar urethane. This makes the surface and its holes protected so that it can be used as a salad
bowl or other application. Excellent for decorative purposes also, this bowl measures 15.25" diameter by 4.24" height.
Large bowls are a real challenge to make!
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Walnut Wood Bowl, No. w583 Here is the 'big brother or sister' for bowl 599
above, but a larger version. What is unusual for this bowl is that it was so imbalanced due to the holes in it that
it would not balance on the lathe. The result is a non round bowl. Works fine if you do not object to this. Just
blame it on the worms that attacked this walnut and didn't appear to finish the job of breaking it down to earth again.
I turned this on September 9, '10 and following drying and sanding, I rubbed it with Tung Oil and then sprayed it with
spar urethane. Of the many holes naturally bored into this wood piece, 10 go thru to the bottom, so don't put liquids
directly into this bowl or else you know what will happen! The dimensions are: 13" diameter by 3" height.
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My notes on this bowl indicate that
it is 'thin,thin, thin'. This means that the sides of the bowl are very thin. This you can do very
nicely with walnut and some other woods. The fine tight grain of walnut provides additional strength allowing one to
turn it quite thin. Other than that, this bowl is primarily heartwood with some white sapwood. I collected this
wood from a friends walnut tree that was positioned on a hill and nature decided to bring it down by gravity! I doubt
I will ever use all of it. The finish is pure tung oil only. There isn't any real shine to tung oil, just a natural
appearance. I first turned this bowl on May 30, '11. The dimensions are 6.75" diameter by 3.2" height.
Great for small snacks or your keys!
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