Acacia bowl with turquoise infill

[sbwertz]

This is my third attempt at bowl turning. The blank had a big crack and several small cracks that I filled with turquoise

 

[Drstrangefart]

It looks like you did an admirable job filling in the cracks, but I'm not too crazy about the color. Kinda turned it into a crack highlighter. I would have looked into charcoal or coffee grounds, but that's just an opinion.

 

[sbwertz]

It looks like you did an admirable job filling in the cracks, but I'm not too crazy about the color. Kinda turned it into a crack highlighter. I would have looked into charcoal or coffee grounds, but that's just an opinion.

I meant it to be a crack highlighter. To me a crack isn't a flaw, it's a feature!

 

[PaulDoug]

Nice looking bowl. I like the cracks filled also.

 

[bitshird]

Beautiful bowl Sharon, nice job on the inlay, people don't realize how difficult it can be to turn a piece of wood with an open crack in it, your fill choice is great.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I like it... like you, I never worry about cracks in the wood, except when they come apart and I have pieces sailing around my head... something to avoid if you can.... I like the turquoise fill... it does highlight the crack, and shows off the wood very nicely. Good Work.

 

[Rangertrek]

Great looking bowl Sharon. I like the stone infill, great finish. And, excellent work for only a few bowls.

 

[nava1uni]

Sharon,
I really like the shape of the bowl. I like filling voids. In a fine wood grain I sometimes grind the stone finer and the blend, to my eye, flows easier. Your turquoise has a bit of green in it and I like that.

 

[David Keller]

Beautiful wood and a nice simple form! Crack filling seems to triple my turning and sanding time, so you're to be commended for ending up with a great finish like you did. Nicely done!

 

[fernhills]

Nice one. What size is it ? i have been thinking of making some small wood bowls for shaving mugs. I like your contrast. Carl

 

[sbwertz]

Nice one. What size is it ? i have been thinking of making some small wood bowls for shaving mugs. I like your contrast. Carl

The bowl is 5" across and 2.5" high.

Thank you all so much for the encouraging words. I made one bowl in a woodcraft class. Then I made a small walnut bowl for my father. This was my third try, and my first from a log blank. The first two were from purchased dry wood blanks. This one was from a small log given me by a friend. It was a bit green when I rough turned it. I let it sit in our very low humidity (16 percent) for about a month befoe final turning.

I just have a midi lathe, so I can't turn a bowl much bigger than this one.