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big leaf maple burl

  1. Big leaf maple hollow form #2

    Big leaf maple hollow form #2

    3.5” x 3.5”, finished with shellac and microfine Yorkshire grit, buffed with a flannel wheel Came into a chunk of big leaf maple burl a couple of months back and decided to use it for a series of small hollow forms. I’d recently started using a set of Hollow Pro rocket tools, so it was a good...
  2. Meteor Crater

    Meteor Crater

    I sliced this large piece off a very large Big Leaf Maple Burl. The finished piece measures 36" X 29" X 5.5" thick. The off-center bowl measures 15" X 3.75" deep and was cored with the Oneway coring setup on the outboard side of my lathe. From the center of the bowl to the outer edge is 22" so...
  3. Elegant Ogee Bowl

    Elegant Ogee Bowl

    This bowl is Big Leaf Maple Burl and is shaped as an elegant ogee with a foot. Turned to 1/8" wall thickness and finished with wax. Size is approx. 6 inches in diameter and 2.75 inches tall. The burl on this one is really spectacular!
  4. Big leaf maple burl bowl thing

    Big leaf maple burl bowl thing

    7" wide and about 4" in height. Finished with shellac sealer, then hand applied Resisthane lacquer. I used some ground stone in the inclusions.
  5. bowlman

    Bowl Full Of Balls

    Here is my latest ... big leaf maple burl bowl, 19 x 3 1/2, oil and wax, buffed. Wooden spheres/balls of various species and sizes and surface treatments. Will be in Instant Gallery in Poenix ... unless you buy it first :) Comments and critiques welcomed.
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