[EastexToolJunky]

Didn't know what to call this. I got some silver maple from a neighbor who was having a tree removed. It's been spalting away behind the garage for about a year. It's about 5x5 with a small pedestal type base.

It had some nice figure inside. Needs a bit more sanding yet.

 

[sawdustfactory]

Nice. Love the form.

 

[Manuka Jock]

I'd call it a great bowl

I have seen that style referred to as 'calabash' ,
as in based on the shape of actual open topped calabash gourd containers .

 

[robert421960]

i call it purty:yes::yes::yes:

 

[EastexToolJunky]

Calabash...Sounds good. Thanks.

 

[duncsuss]

Nice. Love the form.

ditto :yes:

 

[EastexToolJunky]

Here's the calabash vessel with Danish oil. The lines are not tool marks. It is the figure in the wood. Believe me, I tried sanding them out for about 30 minutes.

 

[Manuka Jock]

Those lines look to me to be compression marks in the wood under a branch .
I like them , they add to the flavour

 

[Dave Paine]

Whatever the name of the shape of the bowl is supposed to be, it looks very pretty to me, the form, the spalting and the grain, even the compression marks. I think many of us would like a bowl blank like this one.

Well done. :thumbsup:

 

[bigcouger]

Beautifully done, love the shape to Well Done :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[firehawkmph]

Very nice ETJ,
spalting looks great.
Mike Hawkins

 

[Bonanza35]

Another beautifully formed bowl. It's good that you stopped trying to sand out that cool figure, I probably made you paranoid after calling out tool marks on your last bowl. Truly another fantastic piece!

 

[khowald]

Very nice figuring. Love turning the spalted maples...ken

 

[EastexToolJunky]

Thank you all for your replies.

 

[Travico]

There is nothing wrong with that bowl!

 

[cuerodoc]

Nice bowl!!
Really like the color/figuring/spalting.
Keep'em coming!
Dave H

 

[BZawat]

That is gorgeous! Every time I see the awesome stuff you guys turn it makes me wish I had more time to learn to turn. I was given a HF lathe about 9 months ago and have had too much going on to even think about it.