wasting time

[oldiephred]

I have had some spruce burls for quite some time and did nothing with them because for some reason I don't find spruce very appealing so I decided to use one to waste some time and to experiment. I just kept cutting until the remaining bark seemed solid and the wall thickness was relatively thin. There wasa no final plan in mind. I fully expected it to end up bouncing off the walls in pieces or to have a tool catch at a critical time so the piece would become firewood therefore I did not plan well enough so I could safely finish the bottom. I'll do that by hand later. However , things went reasonably well and although I did not end up with anything spectacular, it was good enough to sand and put a bit of finish on.
Dimensions: about 85mm high x 120 dia
Please excuse the photography.

[Paul39]

Quite nice. Amazing what we sometimes find in odd lumps of timber.

[Ed Reiss]

Experimenting and having fun is what it's all about !!!!:2tsup:

[ElizaLeahy]

That's quite a scary lump of wood, and it worked out beautiful!

[artme]

Ah! Such enjoyment!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[Sawdust Maker]

noice :2tsup:
can be fun just playing

[Ad de Crom]

Such lumps of wood are always nice for doing free handturning, and to discover if it will surprise you, or disappoints you.
Well Oldiephred, this time it turns out in a nice simply bowl.
Ad

[orificiam]

Gday Oldie you never know what you going to end up with till you've
tried.Well that's a very nice bowl.congrats.
Cheers Tony.:2tsup:

[joe greiner]

What they said. Sometimes, let the wood tell you what it wants to be, and accept the consequences. Nice.:2tsup:

Cheers,
Joe