Spalted alder-burr bowl.

[Les Symonds]

I've had this piece of alder in the workshop for a few months, waiting for the right customer to come along and on Saturday I took and order for turned items from an oak furniture shop; they want items to compliment their furniture in the showroom.

The bowl was a pig to turn! In places, the spalting was cracking and coming away in chunks, so lots of ca glue was used to stabilise some areas. I had wanted to put a wide, under-cut rim, but the wood simply wouldn't take the fine edge that I wanted, without breaking away. Maybe, one day, my gouge skills will be up to it, but for now, they're not.

The bowl is 12" diameter x 5" deep, so a good size, and it's finished with 2 coats of sanding sealer topped off with micro-crystaline wax.







Comments and criticisms always welcome...Les

[georg]

        Lovely wood and well turned Les
        And very well done on getting a new outlet.
     
         Tony and Di

[Bryan Milham]

Les,

A lovely classic form made from an underused timber - Alder.

It will look stunning with a few fruits in it on a dining table.

It does not look as bad as you describe so I can only imaging how well you've worked to hold it together and hide the unwanted imperfections. Your CA bill must be getting quite large by now!

[woodndesign]

Hi Les, one beautiful, stunning piece of Alder, classic form and a finish that will standup to a showroom, if it does which it says on the tin.

Well done and on hitting pay dirt, hope you're getting a good price.

Cheers  Dewi

[edbanger]

What a great looking bowl, and I think your gouge skills are far greater than your stating

Ed

[Les Symonds]

Hi Ed...thanks for that...my gouge skills have come on a long, long way over the last year, but they weren't up to this. I shattered the rim 3 times and had to cut it back each time by several mm. In the end, I had to settle for using heavy scraper to take the last few mm off all of the inside of the bowl.
Les