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The next 2 posts are about 2 bowls I just completed this morning. The turning and finishing has been done for a few days and this morning I gave them both a good rub down with Old English polish.

These bowls are available for purchase at my Etsy store or the Brown County Shops store.

The wood for these bowls started out in life as a tree on my neighbors property some 80 years ago.

As time went by the tree became a nuisance due to it's growing size and location in relationship to the house.

Last year the owner decided it had to go and of course I volunteered to take some of the wood off of his hands.

I stacked and stored the logs outside next to the workshop and over this past winter and spring they spalted.

I cut some of the wood to lengths then mounted them in the chuck of my lathe on the first step to their final destination - your home!

As you can see in the pictures the wood is not only spalted, as indicated by the discolorations - graying and the black lines, but also has numerous worm holes. Very striking appearance.

This particular bowl is 5-1/4" in diameter x 3-1/2" tall and has 3 wire burns on the sides.

It has a very glass like finish consisting of 20 coats of a satin-gloss combination polyurethane and of course a coat of Old English.

This bowl is priced at $24.95.