Salad bowl set

[triw51]

A salad bowl set I was asked to make for a friend he wanted it to be a Christmas gift to his wife.
The large bowl (13" dia.) is cherry and the four smaller (6.5" dia.) bowls are mesquite. The mesquite was from local logs I cut and the cherry blank was a gift when I bough my lathe. The finish is orange oil and bees wax.
Critics and Comments welcome

 

[elkhorn]

Very nice set, Bill. Very simple and elegant.

 

[thewishman]

Your friend has good taste. Nice bowls.

 

[Cwalker935]

Beautiful work

 

[Jim15]

Those look great.

 

[Herb G]

Looks good to me. When's my set coming? :biggrin:

 

[gimpy]

Nice, someone is going to be real happy with this set !!

 

[Bob in SF]

Great set!

 

[KenV]

Nice shape and form. 2nd from the right mesquite bowl has the best balanced grain pattern.

 

[tomtedesco]

Very nice job on the set.

 

[moke]

Well done Bill,
They look to be all the same size and similar grain pattern.
I have made some salad bowl sets before, but when they use them in front of me, or serve me a salad in them, all I can think of is." Be careful with them, I have a lot of time in that!!!!!"

 

[OLIVE WOOD]

Those are really nice. I never have turned bowl. Seeing these makes me really want to do it. I do have one question. What do you use to finishe them with so you can actually eat out of them?

 

[OLIVE WOOD]

Those are really nice. I never have turned bowl. Seeing these makes me really want to do it. That's going to be an awesome Christmas gift.

 

[triw51]

Well done Bill,
They look to be all the same size and similar grain pattern.
I have made some salad bowl sets before, but when they use them in front of me, or serve me a salad in them, all I can think of is." Be careful with them, I have a lot of time in that!!!!!"

I understand how you feel, When some one picked one up to look at it I wanted to take it away and protect it.