200 Year Old Redwood Burl Bowl
- Thread starter rbragg08
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Kalai
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Hi Rick, nice looking bowl and the wood looks great too, the criticism is that it does not look like you spent 200 years making the bowl 
looks more like 205 years
Aloha.
Chris "Kalai"
looks more like 205 years Aloha.
Chris "Kalai"
dozuki
Member
looks great. I love the finish and natural edge.
broitblat
Member
That is great looking. I like what you did with the shape, the edge, and the finish.
-Barry
-Barry
nava1uni
Member
Very beautiful bowl. The grain is beautiful and also the finish.
Hey Rick,
That is absolutely stunning.
It belongs some where that many people get to appreciate it. It looks like it belongs in a museum. Fantastic workmanship, you are one talented man.
Oh yea, God did a great job too with the piece of Red Wood.
Tom/oops99
That is absolutely stunning.
It belongs some where that many people get to appreciate it. It looks like it belongs in a museum. Fantastic workmanship, you are one talented man.
Oh yea, God did a great job too with the piece of Red Wood.
Tom/oops99
maxman400
Member
Beautiful Bowl, Fantastic workmanship.
Jim15
Member
Great bowl, outstanding work.
Glenn McCullough
Member
I think it is much too short, you lost the top of it, the base is too large and the stem is too thick. Besides that it is way too shiney and you should have found a burl much older, this is like taking home a salmon that is two inches below legal limit.
Can you tell I am jealous of this awesome work of art?
Can you tell I am jealous of this awesome work of art?
robutacion
Member
I came across a sweet deal on a Redwood burl from Northern California and decided to keep it natural edge. Bowl is 9 inches across and 8 inches tall. Comments, criticisms and praise
Hi rbragg08,
That is outstanding work...!
I can imagine how big that burl had to be, even tough the final product isn't that large but, I know how much a natural edge bowl "eats" the timber around, on the making not mentioning the foot (base) you done on it! I've done one of similar top shape only, a few months ago out of local She/Bull-Oak, and I was extremely upset and disappointed, with what I end-up with (size wise), considering the largest block I come across of that timbers good enough for a bowl, which I kept a side to make a large bowl. It would have been, if I had made it in the normal way but at the last minute I decided to go for a natural edge, mainly due to the outer skin texture this timber has/had.
It did turn out OK in the end, just a little smaller than what I hoped for...!:redface:
I'm putting a pic of it here, not for any comparative intent of any kind but just to evidentiate my comment!
PS: what did you use on the finish?
Cheers
George
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babyblues
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Wow that's nice! My only criticism is that it's not mine. :biggrin:
george
Member
Very nice !!!
louisbry
Member
Beautiful bowl. The only thing I can find wrong with it is that it is not mine.
Mrs Rojo22
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Lovely!
Robin
Robin
tim self
Member
What criticism! Beautiful work but look at what you had to work with!
bitshird
Member
Stunning bowl, was there a sizable pucker factor while turning it ??
splinter99
Member
Very original shape..I like it. Very nice
el_d
Member
Very Nice. Love the grain and the shape...
Randy_
Member
How did you figure out the burl was 200 years old??
Rcd567
Member
Excellent! Words fall short on description.