I made another salad bowl. This one is ambrosia maple. This one does have a round bottom.
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Another salad bowl.
- Thread starter Rusty Nesmith
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A very pretty bowl Rusty, but if you hadn’t said ambrosia maple I would have thought it was possibly elm, or something similar.
I put a coat of walnut oil on it. After that dries I will add a poly finish.
I would definitely call this one a "Hawaiian" calabash salad bowl! I forgot the name of the other turner. That's what he should do, call his the North Carolina Calabash bowl. You can't call it a Hawaiian calabash if you are trying to make a decent copy of a Hawaiian calabash and have flat bottoms, embellishments, beads, coves, and more.
Thanks. Wasn’t going for a Hawaiian calabash. Just like this shape.
I have been experimenting with this form in elm. Just finished this yesterday. Watco clear danish oil. After it dries I will buff it out.
I like this form, but I feel like it needs a more “interesting “ wood. And slightly thicker sides.
It also has a very small crack not shown in the picture that does not go all the way thru. I’m considering adding a pewa.
After I made the first one my wife said she loved the shape and wanted more like that. I was surprised how level it sits for having a round bottom. I am planning on doing my next one in cherry.