Siberian Elm Bowl

[PreacherJon]

This one took about 4-5 different days to work on. It is Siberian Elm... I never turned this wood before. Apparently, the grain is interwoven which makes it difficult. I also could not put a friction finish on it either... it didn't like it.

8.5" x 3"
One coat of shellac, eight coats of spray lacquer, and buffed with Carnauba wax.

 

[leehljp]

You certainly brought out the beauty of the wood! Well done!

 

[1080Wayne]

Very nice ! The interwoven grain shows well in the first photo .

 

[PreacherJon]

Very nice ! The interwoven grain shows well in the first photo .

Thank you. If you zoom in on the over the top photo, you can see it as well.

 

[TellicoTurning]

is the wood heavy? I picked up a couple of bowl blanks at my wood importer that they were calling ELM, but from the weight of the wood I thought maybe it might have been Pecan... turned it looks a lot like your bowls, so now wonder if I might have some Siberian Elm too.
I have the bowls rough turned, but no finish on them other than my version of Yorkshire Grit... I plan to start my finish tomorrow.

 

[PreacherJon]

is the wood heavy? I picked up a couple of bowl blanks at my wood importer that they were calling ELM, but from the weight of the wood I thought maybe it might have been Pecan... turned it looks a lot like your bowls, so now wonder if I might have some Siberian Elm too.
I have the bowls rough turned, but no finish on them other than my version of Yorkshire Grit... I plan to start my finish tomorrow.

Yes! For the size of this bowl, it is quite heavy. This tree was taken down last fall at the firehouse. This piece came from the lower trunk of the tree. They kept telling me it was Chinese Elm. But the bark of the tree was not even close to Chinese Elm nor was the grain. I looked it up and it was definitely Siberian Elm. Looking forward to seeing your pieces finished.