Thread: Pohutukawa bowl

Looks good!!!

lIKE YOU, i HOPE IT DOES NOT CRACK!!

sAW SOME EXAMPLES OF FURNITURE AND TURNGS FROM THIS TIMBER WHEN IN nz A FEW YEARS BACK. i BELIEVE IT IS HARD TO COME BY THESE DAYS.

Originally Posted by artme

Looks good!!!

lIKE YOU, i HOPE IT DOES NOT CRACK!!

sAW SOME EXAMPLES OF FURNITURE AND TURNGS FROM THIS TIMBER WHEN IN nz A FEW YEARS BACK. i BELIEVE IT IS HARD TO COME BY THESE DAYS.

Can be hard to get bigger bits, got to keep an eye open.
Hoping the oil will keep the cracking down while the water moves out.

if it cracks fill it with some coloured resin? would look cool

Originally Posted by Lance Reid

Made this today, turned green and oiled, hopefully it won't crack too much when it dries out.

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Lance, is that the name of the timber you have used for the bowl, pohutukawa ? hardwood or semi ? i think you have captured a lovely shape there , be keen to see it once it dries out for you.

Lovely piece.

Nice bowl, are you sure its pahutukawa ? I remember it as very smooth pale grey with no medullary rays but I might be mistaken. That bowl looks very much like Banksia.

looks sick. If it cracks you can try repairing with gold like those Japanese bowls, would look awesome.