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On a lark, I went out to the garage to go through my burl scraps. Digging down to the bottom, I found a softball-sized piece that was untouched. Out of curiosity, I started drilling into it with a Forstner bit, and I could see that it was going to have beautiful grain… at least in the bowl. So, I continued to go at it with the Forstner and then some sanding discs on my drill. I was pretty happy with the bowl, so then I went at the outside with my grinder.

I couldn't believe how beautiful the grain was, especially as I continued at it with 40 grit paper on my palm sander. Every pass brought out some other detail. I eventually went through 40, 80, 120, 180, and 240.

I decided to leave some live edge around the rim of the bowl.

I buzzed the bottom a little bit with my grinder and then took a handheld floor sander to it to give it a nice flat bottom.

The last step was wipe-on gloss poly. I did this on my porch with really light coats that dried (or absorbed) pretty quickly.

So, I guess a two bowl day!

If I may say so, this has to be one of my favorite bowls I have made since I got back to them.

Probably takes a lot of gall (pun intended) on my part to admire my own work, but man this one is a beauty.

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beautifully done…..............cheers, jim
 

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Thank you, Jim. I see you're a fellow Michigander! Cheers to you!

beautifully done…..............cheers, jim

- Jim Jakosh
 

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i wouldn't call it gall van,you not the gall.hey it's just plain freaking beautiful.im so glad you left the live edge on,that is what really makes it.that will sell easy.
 

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Thank you, Pottz! Going fly fishing tomorrow and hoping to get three or four good pieces.

i wouldn t call it gall van,you not the gall.hey it s just plain freaking beautiful.im so glad you left the live edge on,that is what really makes it.that will sell easy.

- pottz
 

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Thank you, Pottz! Going fly fishing tomorrow and hoping to get three or four good pieces.

i wouldn t call it gall van,you not the gall.hey it s just plain freaking beautiful.im so glad you left the live edge on,that is what really makes it.that will sell easy.

- pottz

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hey take some pic's of what it looks like when you find it.im very curious.
 

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Plan to!

Thank you, Pottz! Going fly fishing tomorrow and hoping to get three or four good pieces.

i wouldn t call it gall van,you not the gall.hey it s just plain freaking beautiful.im so glad you left the live edge on,that is what really makes it.that will sell easy.

- pottz

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hey take some pic s of what it looks like when you find it.im very curious.

- pottz
 

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You keep cranking these beautiful bowls out Van. Congrats on picking up another show.
 

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Beautiful and another winner.
 

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Thanks, Eric! One of the things that's really helping with these bowls is the wipe-on poly versus that thick stuff I used when I first started out.

You keep cranking these beautiful bowls out Van. Congrats on picking up another show.

- Eric
 

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Very nice! So no lathe used on any part of the bowl?
 

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Great work "finding" the beauty in that chunk!
Leaving the frothy looking edge on the rim and the contouring at the ends (almost like handles) really sets this one apart.

Happy hunting!
 

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Seeing your bowls is making me try to get some free time so I can head to the shop! Beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing!
 

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Thank you … and, yes, no lathe.

Very nice! So no lathe used on any part of the bowl?

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Thanks, Splint. I always leave a little of the trunk or branch because that's where cracks and splits are most likely to develop. If the splits have some space to develop, they often don't spread into the bowl proper.

Great work "finding" the beauty in that chunk!
Leaving the frothy looking edge on the rim and the contouring at the ends (almost like handles) really sets this one apart.

Happy hunting!

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I hope you get in some shop time!

Seeing your bowls is making me try to get some free time so I can head to the shop! Beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing!

- Buckshop
 
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