Black Walnut

Black Walnut bowl, 12"w x 2"h with turquoise inlay. Tung oil finish.

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Pete Kekel

Registered: February 2005
Location: Northern Kentucky
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Date: Thu February 24, 2005
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Chris Wright

Nice piece of wood. I like how you kept the embellishments simple and let the wood speak for itself. Is the area past the bowl a flat rim or does the bottom reflect a larger bowl shape?

#1 Thu February 24, 2005 6:48pm

Rick Prevett

Very nice bowl/platter Pete. I had to really look to find the inlay. Hardly worth mentioning, although I'm sure it stands out more in person.

#2 Thu February 24, 2005 6:50pm

Chris Wright

I think the fact that it is so small actually adds to the piece. It's almost like finding that sliver of gold in a huge piece of quartz. Just enough to make the viewer wonder what it is.

#3 Thu February 24, 2005 7:45pm

Pete Kekel

This is actually a pretty heavy bowl. It's rounded out from the edge down to the bottom.
I used the turquoise because of a small crack in the crotch portion and didn't want to turn away any more figure. I've used gold fill before, but didn't think that would stand out very well with the mixture of heart/sap wood.

#4 Thu February 24, 2005 8:56pm

Chris Wright

I like those bowl forms Pete. From the top, they look light & delicate, but the heft gives it a strong feel. I agree the turquoise was a better choice, the gold would have blended into the figure too much.

#5 Thu February 24, 2005 9:56pm

keith bundy

Great stuff Pete. When can I see this one in person?

#6 Thu February 24, 2005 11:43pm

cfuller

All three pieces are really nice.

#7 Fri February 25, 2005 2:07am

Gil

The Walnut piece is exceptional in the way it shows the crotch feathering.It is rather like being outspoken without making a sound. I really like the way the two natural edge bowls just seem to float in place.

#8 Fri February 25, 2005 3:48am