Burr bowl

[Doug Barratt]

I was given some large scorched burr blanks a few years ago & though I can`t remember what timber it is, I do remember being told they came from Australia & had been burned due to forrest fires.

The first photo shows an off cut with black outer & how the scorching spread into the timber.



The wood was bone dry & the bits coming off as I turned were rather uncomfortable  

Photo before oiling



After oiling






Cheers

[woody]

That is one nice bit of turning

[John D Smith]

Hello Doug, Beautiful Bowl I agree with George on the Wood what is the size of the bowl? Regards John

[woodndesign]

Doug, that's one beautiful piece, classic form, well worth the work, like it.

Cheers     David

[Doug Barratt]

Thanks for the comments & the wood ID.

The bowl is 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" high & is made from the smallest blank I have, the other 2 blanks being around 18- 24" x 5" thick, not that I`m in a hurry to turn those just yet, well not till I get some fore arm protection 


Cheers.

[Bryan Milham]

Surprising what you can recover from a firewood pile!

I agree with all of the above, wonderful, well done.

[Eric Harvey]

thats beautiful,what more can one say about it,regards,

Eric.