Bowl From Long Dead Tree

[Christos]

This one came from a dead tree that had been left in the paddock to rot.

There were a few cracks that I ended up removing as the design came about. I left one tiny bit on rim.

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I hope it will not crack further. I finished this with Aussie Oil by hand rubbing the finish. I was after a matt finish.

I welcome comments from all members good and bad.

[Kidbee]

The colour contrasts are interesting.

[wheelinround]

Ah Christos that looks brilliant. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Some questions??
Is it heavy, light in wieght?
Hard to turn? Hard on tools?

I ask this cause that peice sure looks like the Ficus/fig I gave you with the grain and spalting through it.

[Christos]

Ah Christos that looks brilliant. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Some questions??
Is it heavy, light in wieght?
Hard to turn? Hard on tools?

I ask this cause that peice sure looks like the Ficus/fig I gave you with the grain and spalting through it.

It is very light in weight. It was not very hard to turn, I did get some very harsh tear out and needed me to scrap very finely with the bowl gouge.

i still have the fig on the shelf, and yes it had been dated and labelled. The fig that I do have is a little lighter in colour to this piece of wood.

[Bluegum]

Hi Christos. It looks great. Came up looking really nice.

[FenceFurniture]

Very nice indeed Christos. As you know I'm a bit fond of grey timber when you can still see the grain. Probably the same as liking B&W photography I suppose.

[dougturner]

Christos my bet would be Silky Oak with some spalting or the beginnings of rot. This is definitely Silky Oak: a bowl I turned some time ago. 364105

[Hermosil]

Yery nice contrasting colours well done!

[issatree]

Hi Christos,
I think the wood is Peppercorn.
Anyway it is a great job.

[Paul39]

Christos,

The figure and shape are beautiful. Keep an eye on the crack. If it opens up, dribble some CA glue into it. I usually do that before I apply any finish to hold things together.

[Christos]

Thanks for the comments.

Is was interesting to see if I could get something out of it.