Pistashio Bowl

[Dave Peterson]

...and I bet you were thinking...what does pistachio wood look like? LOL

Nope, this is a bowl for eating and shelling pistachios in your favorite recliner!

The wood is walnut. Crotch wood on the bottom, a little figure on the top. Two separate pieces, glued together. I left the support stem on the base so I could mount the little bowl on the top. Good nuts go in the top, the shells go in the bottom. That way, you don't have to sit with two bowls in your lap when watching TV. The bottom bowl is 8" in diameter, the top one is 4". It stands 3 3/4" tall. The two bowls are glued together with epoxy. The finish is Minwax tung oil. My son likes to eat pistachios, but does not like the 'two bowl' method, so this is one of his Christmas gifts.

Dave Peterson

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Nice job, Dave. My wife would love that. She is a pistashio lover.

Bill

 

[Dave Peterson]

Bill: Having the idea is 1/2 the battle won! You can make her one now!
Dave

 

[Mark Stewart]

I like the bowl as well as the nut great job on the bowl beautiful.

 

[Mike Davis]

What a nut job!

I'd like to make one of thos for peanuts, pecans ans walnuts.

 

[Sealeveler]

Spectnutular job of turning.Your son will get plenty of use out of that.
Tony

 

[toolferone]

I miss the red ones!


And nice bowl(s)!!

 

[Mark Stewart]

I miss the red ones!

Me to they were the greatest

 

[Canuck]

Beautiful walnut turned into a wonderful functional peice.

I am sure that it will be appreciated for a long time and be the topic of plenty of conversation!

Well done!

Wayne

 

[boxxmaker]

WOW that is beautifull,well done

 

[mshel]

I miss the red ones!


And nice bowl(s)!!

It seems the only reason they were dyed red was to hide the imperfections. But I agree, they just seemed to taste a whole lot better than the naked ones. When I was in the navy, I used to buy bags when in port just to have them while at sea. Miss the good ole days. :thumbs_up

 

[WoodWrangler]

Pretty neat ... I like it! I could use one for oranges/tangerines around here!

 

[JackLeg]

Nice! You taking orders?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Nice! You taking orders?

Reggie: not at this time. I still work full time and I make stuff for relaxation and then give it to relatives if my wife doesn't fall in love with it first.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

I miss the red ones!


And nice bowl(s)!!

Did you know the red ones were imported from Iran? The natural ones come from Calif. Govt. regulation mandated the red dye so consumers could distinguish between the two sources.

Bill

 

[Joe Scharle]

Great idea and execution :thumbs_up