Natural Edge Mormon Poplar Bowl

[holmqer]

Natural Edge, end grain Mormon Poplar bowl. Thin enough that you can see light through it. Still quite wet, will let it slowly dry. No finish at the moment. Repeat of Jerry Sambrook demo at Central CT Woodturners meeting a few days ago.

 

[thewishman]

Eric, I love looking at your projects, you make such a wide variety of things.

NBGJ!:wink:

 

[Fibonacci]

Maybe a dumb question, but what makes it a morman bowl?

 

[holmqer]

Thanks Chris, I like variety!

Fibonacci, Mormon Poplar is a common alternate name for Lombardy Poplar. The tree was so characteristic of old Mormon settlements in Utah and other western states that it became synonymous with Mormons. Kirk DeHeer brought a good sized log with him when he came out here from Utah for The Woodworking Show and a demo at our turning club.

 

[Woodlvr]

Great place for wood to come from.:biggrin:

 

[Fibonacci]

Interesting.

My apologies on the spelling above. I was not paying attention.

 

[ctubbs]

Jason, my bad also, I thought you spelled it correctly.

 

[studioso]

Beautiful.
A really timeless piece.
I never turned a bowl, but aren't there issues when you include the pith?

 

[holmqer]

Alex,

Thanks, yes there is always risk with keeping the pith. Some pieces survive, some do not.

 

[firedkm]

I love the shape of that Bowl. I hope it dries out with out to much damage
Most of the bowls I have done with the pith have not survived.