Walnut Bowl Stitched w/Silver Wire

Love it. Is the wire stitching purely ornamental or does it also serve a structural purpose, ala reinforcing a crack or perhaps holding the bowl together entirely?

John Whitley said:

Love it. Is the wire stitching purely ornamental or does it also serve a structural purpose, ala reinforcing a crack or perhaps holding the bowl together entirely?

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John, thanks for the complement. The wire is structural, reinforcing two cracks in this bowl, as well as being ornamental. I did the same thing with copper wire the first time I tried stitching. The wire on this bowl is true silver and works well for this application. I believe I got the wire at a Hobby Lobby craft store.

As a note: I did use some reinforcing material as a precaution when hollowing the bowls. As know if you have turned for any time, what I did in turning blanks that had cracks is not recommended.