spalted maple bowl

Description

This spalted maple bowl is part burl, part heartwood, and has medium to heavy figure. It looks just fabulous from any angle, both inside and out, and is one of my best pieces. Notice the natural holes from the spalting.

The wood is heavily figured, and came from a very big and ancient maple tree which was blown over in a friend’s farm field. The tree was hollow, and heavily spalted in spots. My friend is also a woodworker, but my chain saw is bigger than his, so he agreed to split the wood with me if I would help him cut it up into manageable sizes.

The piece would be appropriate for display as-is or with dry arrangements inside. It looks so interesting though, that you might not want to put anything in it.

This piece was cut and sanded on a wood lathe, then fine-sanded and finished by hand with multiple coats of tung oil. The glossy oil finish will last many years and is easily refreshed with another light coat of tung oil if it ever slightly loses its sheen. Just as with any fine wood furniture, avoid contact with water and other liquids. The bottom of the piece has a small cross and my initials wood-burned into it.

Approximate dimensions: 4" high, 10 3/4" top, 5" base

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Added on Sep 21, 2009

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