elm bowl

[wider]

this bowl was a bit hard to do as had to take small cuts to make it stay on the lathe. it is 12x3 in size and has a coat of Danish oil. all comments welcome.

[rick_dobney]

Certainly looks like a challenging piece, I'm not sure about being lucky to keep it on the lathe, more lucky to keep it in one piece.
I do like the rustic appearance, it's something I often do with what appears to be a none too promising blank.
I may be wrong but I'd suggest it's spalted Ash rather than Elm.
Thanks for posting
Cheers Rick

[bodrighywood]

Congratulations!! Like it but then I would, right up my street.

Pete

[seventhdevil]

well kept together with a piece like that.

the wood is Beech not Elm.

[Bryan Milham]

Whatever the wood is, I would not have turned that without full plate mail on, very well done and great work.

[Mike313]

You deserve the Iron Wooden Cross for Bravery

[wider]

thank you all for the comments. I have now put 3coats of Danish oil and this is looking realy good.

[seventhdevil]

how long are you leaving between each coat???

i always found danish oil soaks in deep on heavily spalted beech especially on the bark. was this wood still fairly hard???

[wider]

hi Steve
I apply a coat of Danish oil with the bowl on the lathe and burnish after about 5mins with shavings this pushes the oil in to the timber and then a 2nd coat straight away. then leave overnight then the final coat. Photo below of finished bowl.

[seventhdevil]

interesting, on occasion i've left it for weeks between coats on beech (i probably forgot about the piece) and that has given a very good finish indeed.

i use rye danish oil, the best stuff i've ever used by far but it tends to stay fluid for much longer as it has no chemical dryers in it.

as i use beech for my skittles they come up a treat sometimes and the customers say it's a shame to throw a skittle ball at them. sometimes my stock has spalting in it and looks exactly like your bowl and i only keep it if it is hard wood still.