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1646 Cottonwood Burl

Cottonwood burl with many voids and bark inclusions. Because of that, it's necessary to get a very clean cut without the need for very much sanding. Otherwise the surface will sand out with a very uneven, and unappealing visual effect, and poor felt surface to the touch. Finished 11/10/2018, 11.0 ounces, 7 5/8" x 3", undercut rim, sanded to 600 w/some hand sanding and 0000 steel wool, Danish Oil Natural, Beall 3-step buffing process.
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Tom Albrecht
I keep coming back and re-examining these cottonwood bowls. That's incredible work Odie. I tried cottonwood a couple of times, though not burls, and never had anything successful.
 
M
Your bowl "rims" are superb and each one is different. This one and your Oct 29 Flamed Maple should reach out and "grab" all of us turners!! I say that because just about every bowl one sees has the "usual" looking rim. I like your approach to design and added features. We should all shake the "turning dust" in our heads and be more creative and think a bit like you, odie!.
 
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@Martin Groneng

Thank you Martin.......I must confess though, that I have quite a few shapes that I do repetitively, so the thought that each one of my bowls are different, isn't quite an accurate statement. These shapes I do, get faster and better with repetition.....and, that is basically my purpose! :D

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