Author Topic: Curly Sycamore Dish  (Read 1974 times)

Offline fuzzyturns

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Curly Sycamore Dish
« on: November 23, 2015, 10:20:56 PM »
A recent visit to my favorite tree surgeon has yielded quite a few bits of interesting wood. Amongst others, he had quite a few nice rounds of curly sycamore. I cut one half round into three slabs, and this dish was hidden in the outermost slab. This also had a strong influence on the shape. It's about 8" wide and 2.5" high. Finished with sanding sealer and wax. It is difficult to catch the curly figure on camera. I must have taken 20 different shots of this piece with various light settings and angles, but believe me when I say it is beautiful.
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: Curly Sycamore Dish
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2015, 10:28:58 PM »
That is a lovely flame in the wood, you've brought it out well.
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Re: Curly Sycamore Dish
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2015, 06:31:36 AM »
I like this.....figure as complex as you have in this piece needs a simple shape to show it off to its greatest effect, so the clean lines of this bowl work really well. A simple shape, but not so simple to produce.
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