Red Oak Wood Bowl, No. ro712                                                           . I found this piece of oak and I knew it would be an interesting piece but I did not know what was inside it.  It appeared to be wood material grown over where a limb was pruned off the tree.  So, after cutting an end flat, I attached my steel faceplate and put it on the lathe.  You make the outside of the bowl first and this was uneventful.  After turning it around and turning out the inside, I found a large blackened area that went pretty deep.  I did this on April 24, '11.  I put it away in one of my storage locations and let it dry.  Returning to it occasionally, to check on it,  I discovered that it was beginning to distort very nicely.  After a few more months, it was dry and well distorted.  Now was the problem of sanding it without loosing the distortion.  Ultimately, I finished the sanding by the old fashioned way of manual labor.  It was worth it!  This bowl has both red oak and white oak appearing wood color.  Strange but nice.  The finish is pure Tung Oil only for that natural look.  The dimensions are  9" diameter by 6.25" in height.  Well worth the effort! $ 252 Price includes shipping and insurance but not sales tax, where applicable.
Sycamore Wood Bowl, No. s390 I know, you are wondering why anyone would want this so called bowl.  Yes, it had quite a bit of decay but once I gained confidence that it would not disintegrate while it is turning on the lathe, I proceeded to complete this object.  Recall that I mentioned that finding Sycamore is not an everyday event so I try to make something from verything. This one was turned on May 17, '09 and it can hold numerous items but it is really a unique decorative piece. It is quite thin on it's sides and has good weight in the bottom.  The finish is pure tung oil, followed by numerous sprayings of spar urethane, resanded to a super smooth surface and polished with a damp cloth.  The dimensions are 10.37" in diameter by 4" height.  Great colors and annual growth rings. $133 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.
Sycamore Wood Bowl, No. s390 I first turned this bowl on May 12, '09 and like the other sycamore pieces I am offering on this page, I had to wait quite a while until I knew that the bowl would stay together and be strong.  This survived and it was worth keeping because it has much color and even has a small hole on the side!  This hole makes it really unique and since one doesn't normally put liquids in wood bowls, this hole only adds character to it and will not interfere with its functionality.  The finish is Tung Oil followed by numerous sprayings of spar urethane.  It was then sanded and made extremely smooth.  The size is 8.25" diameter by 3" height.   $79 Price includes shipping and insurance but not tax, where applicable.	Sold, November 5, 2011