I make salad bowl shapes with Bark on or Natural edge (bark off), or Perfectly round with a lip and a finger Hold. All are finished with marine epoxy followed by several coats polycoat for cleaning, durability, food safety.
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14x14x10”, birch bowl
The peek-a-boo 3/8” sliver of lip bark identifies the genus for folks who like to know the species and don’t recognize the ‘blotches’. These patches inside and outside look like they’re painted right onto the wood and are seen in the lowermost part of the trunk that is subjected to great overhead weight and wind over the decades in somebody’s front yard. It’s supposed to look fragile/precious/elegant with its rounded baseless bottom but has a 35% flat that sits it on the counter firmly and without ‘tippyness’.
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It’s a favorite of mine that had been stuck away safe and never put out for show. Don’t know why. Friend Jerry J got the wood to me from Tri-cities where the tree was still alive. It had a huge arbor, dwarfing any Mountain Ash in my memory banks. They’re those cute little trees with the big bunches of berries that turn orange in the winter. Anyways, it had a three branch crotch right at ground level and when I rough-turned it on the lathe, I could see swirling grain patterns flying off in every direction, quilting, and black defects, a visual treat. I feared it would crack and it did. But, I fixed the 2 big cracks with the ‘stitches’ I like making and epoxied the little ones, sanded to 600gr after a 6-month dry period, top-coated with wiping epoxy and polycoat, polished and waxed it to luster. It’s weighty like all ash, but it ‘feeeels’ just perfect.
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21 x 20 x 7”
This one came from almost a block away from home. It was a big 22” birch and it was dying from the local killer. EMERALD BIRCH BORER. The dead staubs were sticking straight up into the summer sky and the few green leaves wouldn’t last the hot summer. So, they cut it down . And I got the best pieces, enough to make a really big super-family sized salad bowl with matching utensils carved in a new handle design. They sit in the bowl perfect and are sized such that one scoop brings a full salad serving.
Finished in epoxy and urethane for durable long long every-day ise.
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I make standard salad bowl shapes with Bark on or Natural edge (bark off), or Perfectly round with a lip and a finger Hold. They are sized to Fit a family of 2-6 or so: 12-17”diameter And 5-8” deep. I use birch, walnut, maple, Sycamore, ash, aspen, all local hardwoods. All are sealed with 2 coats of penetrating Epoxy followed with 6-8 coats of satin Polycoat and will last a lifetime with proper Care. Handmade matching utensils at your Discretion. Signed.
Signed and matched and carved utensil sets: $50
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$200-500
Every year the family get-together brings in 15-100 people, a large salad bowl is required for the holiday Celebration. This bowl can be set up on an acrylic stand (which I make but is not shown) and makes its own Spectacular showing when it’s not in use. American Black Walnut, bark-on style, ~32X10” (I make custom sizes to suit the commissioner). Finished with marine epoxy followed by 8 coats polycoat For cleaning, durability, food safety. Signed.
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$3,200
Bark on style 17”diameter, 5”deep birch bowl with a short 5 ½’ Base. The wood grain is fantastic as it was taken where the Tree suffered wind and great weight enough to character The growth. 2 coats epoxy followed by 8coats poly buffed to satin sheen. Signed.
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$550
These birch utensils are ~14” long and Are carved to the human hand shape. The acrylic paint on the fingernails was My bright idea and then I made a birch Vase holder for them and clear coated All with 8 coats of polycoat for durability And cleanability. Food Safe. Signed.
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$200
This ~13X13X1” birch platter has a central bowl for Rice, shrimp, chips, dips, and a central medallion For show. There are hand carved American Black Walnut Utensils that fit in their holders. Painted with iridescent Transparent acrylics, this is finished with 8 polycoat coats Buffed to satin (food safe) . It’s cleanable and ready for use! Signed.
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$150
14X14X12”, this bowl is almost a vase . Done in Tree Of Heaven, it has a broad open grain, is suitable for Show on the mantel or with twigs ‘n dried fleurs (not Good as a basketball hoop). Finished in polycoat Buffed to satin. Signed.
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$400
This lidded bowl is ideal for a sushi-like party. It has a large central cavern under the lid—for rice– and There are surrounding ‘benches’ for sushi sandwiches to Sit and hang out. The 4 detachable color-coded boxes Sunk into the top are for condiments—sauce, wasabi, peanuts… American Black Walnut ~18X27X6”. Butterfly lid is carved, Textured and painted in acrylics. All pieces are finished in Marine epoxy sealer followed by 8-10 polycoats for durability And cleaning. Signed.
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$1,600
This one was turned from an unusual poplar burl We found in our back yard years after it was cut And burned. The grain visual interest is pretty cool. ~9X9X3”. Finished in polycoat (foodsafe and durable). Signed.
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$75
This lidded burl bowl (12Xs15X5”) was made by turning Big Leaf Maple burl. That accounts for the Spectacular grain swirls. The central lid is Painted and textured with molding paste And airbrushed iridescants. The dragonflies Are lovers—one blue, one steamy red—and I make them from steel and aluminum and epoxy Clay. The bowl inside is suitable for food, Goodies, watches, jewelry, rings bracelets, pics… Signed.
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$450
At 27X24X4”, this ‘crotch’ bowl is spectacular even without The ‘birds eyes’ dotting this Chinese Elm block. The dots Are formed by pencil lead sized branches that die after 1 year of growth. It comes with its own clear Extruded Acrylic Stand that allows it to show upright on any settee, armoire or Table. It makes a great statement when seen from across the Room. Finished in epoxy sealer, 8 coats of urethane buffed to A satin lustre. Ready for daily use, ready for daily showing off. Signed.
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$1,500
This lidded birch bowl is ~12X12X8” and is elevated by a Pedestal which gives it ‘lift’. The large central cavity Is suitable for food (it’s food safe), goodies, jewelry, Dominoes, cards, hmmm. The finish is 8 coats of polyurethane buffed to a Satin sheen. Signed.
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$325
~18X18X4”. This bowl was lathe-turned so that it had a 4”wide Depression ribbon around its top. I developed a ‘poured acrylic’ Technique suitable for wood. I then floated an epoxy bar top Finish over the poured surface to give it cleanability, durability, And functionality. The finish is 8coats of foodsafe polycoat. Signed.
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$425
This ~14X14X6” birch bowl is for candy. Any Time of year, especially Valentine’s Day. It Was turned side-grain to show straight lines For the occasion. And it has a platform under It which gives it height and ‘presence’. The lid is carved in hearts And painted in acrylics. The finish is 6 polycoats Buffed to satin. Signed.
(ps: don’t eat the red chocolate chip)
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$150
This side grain birch bowl has the bark oriented in A different way than the end grain bowls I’ve shown Previously. This allows a more boat-like, a basket-like Shape in the lathe-turning. 18X10X10”, turned with a Shallow base, it is suitable for salads, chips, etc. It is finished, as my usual, in marine epoxy sealer Followed by 6-8 polycoats and buffed to a satin Sheen. Signed.
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$500