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Offline Derek

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Unknown wood
« on: June 09, 2017, 03:10:11 PM »
Bowl from unknown wood. I turned this yesterday but had to wait until today to complete the finish and remove the foot. Measures 8 1/2" X 2 1/4", I left the rim wide otherwise I would have lost a lot of the character of the wood even if I turned the blank the other way round

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Offline fuzzyturns

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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2017, 04:14:10 PM »
Unless I am mistaken, this is a sycamore crotch (or any other of the locally growing acer species). Interesting shape, can't say much about the foot since it's not visible. I do like the idea of the rim, but I suspect it will always look a little heavy.
Crotch pieces almost never disappoint with the figure of the wood, and this one is no exception.
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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2017, 04:38:50 PM »
Beauitiful woodand the finish looks good. When doing a wide rim bowl if you put a little bead on the inside edge of the rim, defining the bowl, it helps relieve any sense of heaviness. Just a thought for the next one.

Pete
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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2017, 08:54:39 PM »
Thank you all. This wood came in a batch that every piece was identified all except this one.

Quote from: bodrighywood on June 09, 2017, 04:38:50 PM
Beauitiful woodand the finish looks good. When doing a wide rim bowl if you put a little bead on the inside edge of the rim, defining the bowl, it helps relieve any sense of heaviness. Just a thought for the next one.

Pete

Yes I agree I did think about  a bead or even a score line like the Walnut one I did and decided against it but the more I look I think I should have done something. I also think that if I have another piece like this a very light wash of colour to enhance the grain a little more.
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2017, 09:09:10 PM »
Hi Derek,

I totally agree with Fuzzy as to the species and that it is a crotch, certainly the left hand dark stripe is a Pith line, and the Flame is beautiful.

The rim creates a strange illusion, it looks like a bowl stacked inside a bowl, much like you have soup bowls stacked in a cupboard.
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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2017, 04:37:43 PM »

  A nice bit of spalted  Sycamore you have there Derek .... Well thought out .. Turned  and Finished.
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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2017, 08:38:01 PM »
I'm happy to go along with everything said here....spalted sycamore with pith and flame, and yep, it looks good and could look lighter with a rim-bead.
Les
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Re: Unknown wood
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2017, 11:14:43 PM »
Thank you everyone. At least now have some idea what wood it is. I am sure I have the other half some where and may give it a light colour wash as well as a bead around the bowl
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