The MOST figured Silver Maple you will ever see.....

[teesquare]

The tight fiddleback on this covers 100% of the platter. 13" across. This wood came from Kirk DeHeer . Kirk runs the Dale Nish Woodturning School in Utah. I will be assisting Kirk teaching a class at John C Campbell for April 9-15.

 

[JNCarr]

Wow! What a specimen. Great job on the turning.

 

[teesquare]

Wow! What a specimen. Great job on the turning.

Thanks. It was aa little challenging with grain that changes direction so much, but worth the effort.

 

[Oka]

Wow the Sharpei of wood !!! Looks awesome !

 

[teesquare]

Wow the Sharpei of wood !!! Looks awesome !

Thanks Oka. It looks like if you drag your hand across it it should feel like corduroy. But it is absolutely slick and smooth.

 

[Craptastic]

Absolutely stunning. You have a great eye for wood figure and grain.

 

[ssmith]

Very very cool! Great job getting such clean results on the turning and wow, what a piece of stock.

 

[teesquare]

Absolutely stunning. You have a great eye for wood figure and grain.

Thanks Matt! I really do try to find and use woods that are "special" in some respect. Makes taking extra time on a piece more justifiable for me.

 

[teesquare]

Very very cool! Great job getting such clean results on the turning and wow, what a piece of stock.

Thanks Scott. It was delicate cuts with extremely sharp tools every pass, then using a negative rake scraper on every surface. Then sanded from 180 to 600. Several coats of WATCO Danish Oil for finish.

 

[HITCH-]

Beautiful liece of wood and the bowl that you created from it looks marvelous!

 

[gamiller3rd]

beautiful piece of wood and beautiful work.

 

[Mark Johnson]

Awesome!

 

[teesquare]

Beautiful liece of wood and the bowl that you created from it looks marvelous!

Thank you Hitch

 

[teesquare]

beautiful piece of wood and beautiful work.

I appreciate the compliment Pappy!

 

[teesquare]

Awesome!

Thanks!

 

[Roy G]

Be sure to put your name and date on the bottom of the piece. That is a bowl to be proud of.

Roy G

 

[teesquare]

Be sure to put your name and date on the bottom of the piece. That is a bowl to be proud of.

Roy G

Thanks Roy!
All of my pieces are serial numbered, signed, dated and have my logo burned in the bottom.

 

[Rob in NC]

If you look closely in that figure on the bottom of the bowl, it appears to read 'Made in China'

kidding of course... as always, great work, sir!! Appreciate the friendship and knowledge you've shared with me!

 

[teesquare]

If you look closely in that figure on the bottom of the bowl, it appears to read 'Made in China'

kidding of course... as always, great work, sir!! Appreciate the friendship and knowledge you've shared with me!

… always one in every crowd! Thank you Rob- and my pleasure to share.

 

[drw]

Very, very beautiful! Since I am not a turner I am interested in knowing if you knew what you had prior to turning or did it reveal itself as you worked?