This piece of Red gum Burl measures 300mm
I was pleasantly surprised with my second placing at the Royal Easter show
As I dont normally do plain
http://www.naw.org.nz/galleries/eastershow%202010/34plain_bowl_second_t_scott.html
Turned to an even wall thickness of 4mm sanded with oil then lacquered over the top
The inside I just left the oil burnished to show a contrast between inside and out
I would have normally have carved on three feet but as last year one of my pieces was disqualified because I had the feet this just sits on a normal spigot type base
My other entries were all natural edge and the judges deemed that natural edge was not a plain bowl so along with many other entries mine were put aside
Half the fun of competitions is pushing the boundaries or reading the rules and making work to fit the category
See Royal easter Show Results
http://www.naw.org.nz/galleries/eastershow%202010/index.html
Comments welcome
