This one made me nervous

[broitblat]

The burl had some fairly deep inclusions, so I know going in I was going to be turning some air in a number of places. I thought about going thinner, but I wasn't sure how well it would hold together if I kept going, so I stopped here:


In the pictures, you can see the two largest areas that opened up, but there are numerous smaller ones, too.

-Barry

 

[philb]

Love the look of the Aussie burrs! You did a good job considering the depth of the bowl, as many make platters which require less hollowing! Especially with all the voids apparent!

 

[Fred]

Barry ... Excellent bowl turning. I work with this wood on occassion and am always absolutely amazed at the beautiful sights that are hidden within the burl.

Stunning bowl and you should be proud of this piece! :biggrin:

 

[MartinPens]

That's kind of like turning a saw blade!! Is that Red Melee? (sp?) I have a guy in town that buys bulk loads of it from Australia. Great job.

Martin

 

[tim self]

You did that one proud! Excellent work.

 

[bitshird]

Barry, that's a beautiful bowl, I think I would have gone through several pairs of undies with a piece of wood like that.

 

[FrankG]

Love those burls; good job on this one. Looks like Mallee, which is one tough piece of wood, so you probably could have gone thinner.

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice bowl Barry . I think you stopped at the right time . Beautiful wood .

 

[Rfturner]

nicely done that burl is amazing stuff

 

[broitblat]

Thanks, everyone.

Yes, this is Red Mallee. I'm sure I could have gotten away with going thinner-walled, but I'm not unhappy with where I stopped.

-Barry

 

[phillywood]

Thanks, everyone.

Yes, this is Red Mallee. I'm sure I could have gotten away with going thinner-walled, but I'm not unhappy with where I stopped.

-Barry

Beautifull job Barry, I am sure your jugement was well worth it. From here looking at it, seems that it soulc have blown off the chuck had you gone thinner. Otherwise it's a beatiful peice of work.

 

[PenMan1]

Wow, Barry! I would have lost my nerve on that one before I ever chucked it up. Absolutely gorgous! Is it for sale?

 

[broitblat]

Wow, Barry! I would have lost my nerve on that one before I ever chucked it up. Absolutely gorgous! Is it for sale?

Thanks, Andy.

I do have this listed for sale in my 1000markets site, but I haven't really been selling much there.

-Barry