First Bowl

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I had to have a Maple Tree cut in my backyard last fall. I grabbed a spalted piece and green cut my first bowl. I then let it dry in a brown bag for a few months and just finished it. Not as relaxing as pens, but fun anyways.
 

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Very nice! Looks like you had no checking problems. Did you soak it in anything or just paper bag it?
 
Very nice especially with a 1st time effort.

I am also working on my 1st bowl...using walnut. Hopefully I'll finish it tomorrow.
 
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Bernie,
Great piece.. I like working with maple... maybe 'cause I had a 3' diameter tree fall in my back yard a few years back and I still have a ton or two of wood to work up... Mine is dry and spalting and sometimes I get pieces that are almost beyond their useful life, but has some incredible spalting marks.

I find the bowls and peppermills and such to be as much if not more relaxing as doing pens.. 'course if I can run my lathe, I'm happy.
 
Dying maple

Nice looking bowl. I really like working with maple, it turns so easily. I dye it for a change of space sometimes.

I have a lot of curly maple that I think wood make great pen blanks. I saw your post about dying maple and wondered if you could share your technique or point me in the right direction on what to try.

Thanks for your help.

Jim
 
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