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
welcome.
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