Sycamore bowl

[johnny.t.]

Had a bit of time this afternoon,well all afternoon so I thought I'd go and make something on me lathe. I had a slice of sycamore on the bench from the outside of a large log that was a bit of a funny shape on the bark side, I did intend to make a platter out of it but when I mounted it up and gave it a spin I thought 'theres a bowl in there', this is the result....



Its 10" across and a bit thicker than what I'd normally do but I thought it suited the bowl. Its sanded through to 600 grit and finished with hard wax.
comments /criticisms as ever appreciated.

Cheers JT

 

[CHJ]

That's a very well coloured piece of Sycamore you have uncovered Johnny, the simple form shows it off to good effect

 

[PowerTool]

Fantastic colouring,and the whole piece has a very nice "light" look to it

Andrew

 

[The Shark]

Hi Johnny,
Lovely piece with interesting markings. As Chas says, it doesn't need to be a busy design to show off the beauty of the wood.

Malc

 

[stevebuk]

love it JT, love the shape, pattern and colour, you did well.

 

[boysie39]

Hiya Johnny, I was of the opinon that sycamore was a bland timber but that is real nice, lovely coloring.
regards Boysie

 

[Bodrighy]

The sycamore that I have turned has never looked that good Only colour I have ever found in it has been a sort of dirty grey. As said you have kept it nice and simple and left the wood to speak for itself.

Pete

 

[mikec]

Hi Johnny,

Beautiful piece of sycamore, I think the shape is just right, lets the timber speak for itself.

Mike C

 

[Jenx]

Another cracking bit of Sycamore, Johnny ...
thats great.
Like most others ..all the sycamore I've had has been a little on the 'bland' side... and the logs I tried to get to spalt , did so.. but also contained a lot of the dirty 'grey' colouration which spoilt their potential.

Thats a very nice bowl indeed 8) 8) 8)

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks everyone. I've had loads of this sycamore all from the same tree and every bit of it from 6" wide branches to the main trunk has the bright spalting patterns down the centre of the log.It even has small green bits here and there.
Best bit is I should still have the biggest bits of trunk to come

I don't know how it got so bright,but I can tell you that it is a wind fallen tree and its been laying in a very wet wooded area at the side of a field,well shaded from the sun.

cheers JT

 

[John. B]

Think it has all been said. =D>=D>=D>=D>=D>
Like it

 

[Paul.J]

Another stunning piece of Sycamore JT
Well finished by the look of it,and nice shape.

 

[duncanh]

A great bowl and not too thick in my opinion.

The only (small) negative I see is the writing in blue ink (unless it just looks that way because of the lighting).
I think it would look much better in black.

Duncan

 

[loz]

Very Nice,

All this large ( large for me ) works really makes me wanna upgrade my lathe, Mine slows down sanding bowls bigger than 7 or 8 inches !

You say its thicker than normal - how thick is it ?, looks only mils at the rim !

Loz

 

[Jamie Scott]

Not sure if it's a daft question but is it for yourself or more commercially orientated. If so would you be willing to part with it for a sum?

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks
Duncan I've got myself a thin tipped black cd type pen today :lol:
Loz, its large for me to. I just measured its thickness with callipers and its 8mm felt thicker than that to me when I made it :lol: It looks thinner because I turned the rim down into the curve of the inside.

I enjoyed doing that one so much that I made another yesterday, trying to improve on the design, making it slightly less deep and not leaving a visible foot in the profile view.It was still pre black pen at the time :lol:
Again 10" wide and sycamore finished with hard wax.




cheers JT

 

[johnny.t.]

If so would you be willing to part with it for a sum?

Oh yes , just PM me if your interested.
JT

 

[TEP]

Johnny, that last bowl is exquisite. The first photo of the silhouette shows a really elegant profile, and the colouring only enhances it.

One of the best I've seen for a while, well done.

 

[CHJ]

Basically what Tam said, the simpler form enhances rather than detracts from the wood figuring.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks Tam and Chas

JT