A Little Something

[JRD]

Found this piece of old oak in a neighbors yard back in March. LOML has been working on me for a while to get a bowl turned from it because of the spalting and the woood coming from a fork on the tree.

What she didn't know, is that it was to be a Christmas gift. The Spalting is nice, but the grain from the fork running thru the middle of the bowl just really seems to set it off.

 

[D L Ames]

Nice job JRD, I like the spalting effect.:icon_thum Hopefully that piece of wood wasn't sitting in the middle of your neighbor's oak tree when you found it in his yard. That could cause him to get a little upset if he woke up and found the middle of his tree missing.:lol:

D L

 

[JRD]

DL

So that's what the cops were doing next door! Thanks for the compliment.

Mike

Thanks too. As for being a bit heavy, yea it is. Portions of the wood were so soft I was afraid to go too thin. Actually the wood turned out solid after I got down into it, but I didn't want to take a chance and ruin the whole thing.

 

[clowman]

Nice work! It does look great.

 

[DaveO]

That's really cool, I've never seen splated oak before. It's as dramatic or more than spalted maple. I like the form also, it looks like a user, not a sit on the shelf piece. Great job. Dave

 

[cpowell]

Wow, that is really beautiful. Almost too pretty to eat salad in it huh?

 

[Ozzie-x]

Nice job JRD! The other folks are right, the thickness of it makes it more useable and less fragile than some I've seen. I continue to be amazed by turners.

 

[cskipper]

That bowl is sharp! DL - we need that kind of input ahead of time (yes, you are supposed to read our minds).

 

[Steve D]

Wow, that looks great. I wonder what I've got spalting out in the yard....hmmm. Now all I need is a lathe, tools and talent. Beautiful job and I agree with the "useability" of it. It's a beautiful piece to display and also feel comfortable pulling it down and using it.
Are there any issues using spalted wood for food applications? I know there have been a lot of cautions issued about the dust but I have no idea about the wood itself.

 

[JRD]

Steve,

I don't really know about the dangers of using spalted wood in contact with food items. I always play that one safe though.
Since spalting is a work of fungus, for my peace of mind, no food in spalted objects.
It could be argued, there is a layer of finish as a barrier between food and fungus, but why take a chance. Besides, covering up the wood with food keeps you from seeing the workmanship and grain of the bowl.

 

[Ken Massingale]

Real nice bowl.
ken

 

[windknot]

You must teach me how to do that someday. That is beautiful work.