Barry Richardson
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- Goodyear AZ
Hey all, Here's a bowl I've been working on for a couple of weeks. The main part is made from a Mesquite root ball I salvaged. The top and bottom are Desert Ironwood. 12" wide by 9" high. The Mesquite was turned green and the Ironwood was seasoned so I had to wait for the mesquite to settle down and stop moving before attaching the parts. (I found out the hard way) Had the base separate from the body while on the lathe that was a near disaster. The design I kind of made up as I went along. Basically, I wanted to get as large of vessel as possible from the root ball, and it evolved from there. The other pic is my first crack at a shallow square bowl 7"wide by 1.5"deep. I found it very easy to make and plan on making more for gifts and such. Both finished with danish oil and wax (just wax on the Ironwood). Gotta love that Ironwood grain. The part that makes me giggle most is that I didn't pay a cent for any of the wood Cheers, Barry