No idea about the wood. I coated it with sanding sealer and then applied coloured epoxy resin, somehow the colour pigment separated into this pattern.
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Another bowl made from the same wood as the ones below.
Made from the wood of a falen tree. the wood cracks happily and I had to fill them with epoxy resin and take out the core and fill it with the same wood. The coating is also epoxy resin.
More of a plate than a bowl made from the same wood as the bowl. It did have a void which I had to fill with epoxy resin. The coating is also epoxy resin.
Having a bend in the wood can result in a leaf bowl
Using leftovers of other works
Mahogany scraps and crapapple.
Another leaf bowl, taking advantage of a bent branch.
I found the wood while I was in Germany!
Suspended bowl...!
The wood is from a commercial palett glued together.
It is a very soft and light wood
A leaf bowl.
Another use of the crabapple wood.
Found the wood by the roadside in Germany
The voids have been filled with blue resin.
The crabapple tree has more to offer. Measurs 245mm across.
There were some voids that I filled with resin.
Multi segment bowl from crab apple and cherry trees of my garden.
Inside the same bowl.
More from my crabapple tree!
Another go at the bamboo, I had another section of kitchen worktop and I managed to make couple of bowls. It is done by cutting concentric rings at 45 degrees and reverse mounting into the shape of a bowl, then turning and filling voids.
This nice wood is from a crabapple tree in my garden. It wasn't fully dry so it cracked in a couple of places and I had to fill it with resin.
A bowl from leftover chunk of beach
and finished in Danish oil.
I am begining to like Danish oil.
Cracked wood made into something useful.
I decided not to fill the cracks and keep it natural.
The wood looks like pine but the nice perfume points to cedar .
The last wallnut wood from Germany. I tried to maximise its use and that is why a natural edge exists at the base.
Small leftover of the same wood on the right, eventually made into another bowl.
No idea of the wood, but it is a cruch with interesting patterns, soaked in Danish oil .
A multi segment combination of elm and yew. After cutting the elm I found the bowl to be too small, so I just added the yew to make it bigger.
And looks nice inside too. The elm is part of a burr from a timber yard in Scotland. When I said I do woodturning, the man said I have been keeping this for you for the last ten years!
Another segmented project. I decided to expose the defects.
The wood is Maple burr (or burl), from Germany. Such beautiful patterns and very light weight.
I love working with yew, this wood is strong and easy to work with and results in a smooth finish. This is a multi segment project.
nside of the same yew bowl, what a beautiful wood.
Ash wood from a tree being cut down in town. This natural edge is made from a crotch section
The wood wasn't anything especial but I liked the fault in it.
Silver Birch, more than natural edge, it is the whole tree trunk.
Another segment from neighbour's eucalyptus tree, made from the crotch of two branches
Major pruning of neighbour's eucalyptus left me with a few segments. This one is a natural on the outside not the edge - turned along the wood not across it.
This is a burr (can't remember the wood type) I got a while ago from a timber yard, still thinking how to use the rest of it with minimum wastage.
Wood came from my neighbour, didn't know what wood... Sycamore may be?
Bamboo is a very interesting wood. It is only used in strips bonded together to make the intended shape. In this case it was a 25mm thick kitchen worktop.
I cut the kitchen work top into concentric circles at 45 degrees then stacked glued and turned it into a bowl
Natural edge with silver birch.
Natural edge made in cherry wood from my garden
Multi-segment made from oak and teak off cuts
Don't know the wood... found a tree stump by the side of canal, I just had to have it. Made a few bowls from it.
Another bowl found in that tree stump. Even faults in the wood make it more attractive.
This is the last one from the same stump
One tree stump and more bowls
This one is from a tree trunk found by canal near our house, don't know the wood.
Smaller one from the same tree trunk.
Plum tree had a few faults, but multiple filling produced a interesting bowl.
This plum tree was standing at 45 degrees, so had to cut several large branches to reduce the weight.
Problem with this wood is how easily develops deep cracks, so I just made the cracks part of design.
The more branches the more bowl blanks.
Made several multi-segments and gave them all way. Have to try a different shape next, may be a vase!
I am told this is apple wood. Nice wood to work with.
All these walnut bowls are made from crutch found on the same tree
Nevertheless, with a little care more objects can be found inside the tree!
Walnut is a wonderful wood though this one appears to be a very fast growing variety and hence wood is soft.
This one is a three way crutch. I love the natural edge.
Well, not very deep but still can be used, if nothing, then as an ice breaker!
Made from a three branched crutch walnut.
My first attempt at making a multi-segment bowl. Still in use in my home.
This one is beech wood I picked it up in a lumber yard near Locerbie, Scotland.
Oak wood
I got the wood from a friend and was very wet when I turned it and left it to dry. The varnish took several months to dry!
This one is apple, but I was experimenting with blue stain then I didn't like it, so I sprayed transparent silver and it became gun-grey!
My wife likes bowls with stands so I experimented with a few. The wood is pine which is then stained.
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