Sugar Maple Crotch Bowl (26WS1)

This bowl was turned from a crotch cut from a downed sugar maple tree from Hovland Minnesota. The crotch is shown. A circular piece was cut from the center of this crotch so that it will contain the three branches. The center of this piece was attached to the lathe for turning. Crotches have unusual figuring in the area where the branches intersect. This bowl shows this beautiful grain figuring, some lines of flame (chatoyance), and rich colors of brown to purple. It is difficult to describe this interesting dark pattern in words (but fun to try). The wood was starting to spalt and decay, so I had to stabilize the center of the dark pattern with CA resin. You can sort of see the three branches in the pattern. This is a beautiful example of a crotch bowl. The bowl has a complete bark edge, so it nicely shows the complete beauty of the wood. This bowl was turned using handheld tools on a lathe from green wood and sanded to 400 grit. I also carefully hand sand along the gain lines before and after finishing. The bowl was sealed with two coats of pure tung oil (Real Milk Paint Co.). This finish is considered food safe so this bowl can be used to display food, although it is best used as an artistic piece. The tree was old with soft areas. I managed to turn it at its peak for spalting, but turning old wood like this is a tedious delicate process.

 

 

 

All my bowls are can be returned for a full refund if you are unsatisfied for any reason within 60 days. You must only pay the return shipping.

All of my bowls come with a laminated card with images of the bowl and burl, a complete description of the bowl and making process, and the artist's bio on the back side. There is no price on the card so it can be used if the bowl is given as a gift.