A customer in St Paul (MN) commissioned me to make bowls from a large box elder tree that grew very close her home. I selected what looked like an interesting part of the tree to use for the bowls. Here are a few images of the tree and the selection I made to be used by the arborist who agreed to save a part of the tree. I chose this part of the tree since it looked gnarly with lots of possibilities for interesting bowls. It was also large enough to give a lot of options. Thi