Natural edge winged bowl

[rizaydog]

I just got this piece done so I thought I would share. It's about 18" long and turned from a crotch piece. The other half exploded while turning. I wanted a matched set...
Can you guess the type of wood?

 

[ericofpendom]

Fantastic piece, great finish. Sorry no idea what the wood is.

Eric...

 

[rizaydog]

Thanks Eric. It's ok, don't be sorry. I know what the wood is. Just a little quiz

 

[edstreet]

Looks like Cocobolo.

 

[ghostrider]

Too bad about the blowout. still looks cool.

Redheart?

 

[alamocdc]

The piece looks nice. The only part of the grain I can really see looks like oak.

 

[Russknan]

No idea what the wood is. However, from the shape of the bowl, it looks like the other one coming apart could have been experienced a bit like Odd Job's hat coming off your lathe. I'm assuming/hoping you're OK, 007! Russ

 

[rizaydog]

Billy, you are correct. Just a piece of oak...
Russ, lol. I like the hat thought but no, it didn't hit me at all.

 

[alamocdc]

Cool! I like the stain you used on it, btw. It gives the piece a very rich look. And who says the strong, majestic Oak can't be pretty?

 

[rizaydog]

Your right. It can be pretty. When I first started turning, I turned a lot of oak. But when I started doing shows, it didn't seem to sell so I started to not like it so much. Early this year, I took a class with Andy DiPietro. The class was almost entirely about coloring wood. This was one of his coloring techniques. After sanding, you coat the piece with black dye. After a few minutes, you wipe on red dye. It's intended to make oak look like cocobolo. I think it was worth the extra steps.