Spent the day with my Sister yesterday, and had a good time. Watched Super 8 and ate chips.
One of the things I like doing is finding old wood bowls and decorating them up. Unfortunately these are the only ones I have pictures for. This Brazilian wood bowl was salvaged from a junk shop. The building was cold and dirty, as was this bowl. It had many layers of blackened finishes. Once it was stripped and sanded it looked beautiful. Petunia's were chosen to accent the bowl as the dark areas and reddish hue of the wood complimented each other. A food safe finish was applied to the bowl and wah-lah! This piece has a new life.
This pestle and mortar was turned out of pine. I found it in a vendor market place. The bowl was quite thick at the bottom and around the edges. I put mortar back on the lathe, centered it and deepened the bowl, thinned the sides and created a vee on the side. The pine is full of pitch and didn't turn well. Next, I wood burned a design around the edges. The final touch was to add a food safe finish and this piece was ready to mash up herbs in the kitchen.
One of the things I like doing is finding old wood bowls and decorating them up. Unfortunately these are the only ones I have pictures for. This Brazilian wood bowl was salvaged from a junk shop. The building was cold and dirty, as was this bowl. It had many layers of blackened finishes. Once it was stripped and sanded it looked beautiful. Petunia's were chosen to accent the bowl as the dark areas and reddish hue of the wood complimented each other. A food safe finish was applied to the bowl and wah-lah! This piece has a new life. 
This pestle and mortar was turned out of pine. I found it in a vendor market place. The bowl was quite thick at the bottom and around the edges. I put mortar back on the lathe, centered it and deepened the bowl, thinned the sides and created a vee on the side. The pine is full of pitch and didn't turn well. Next, I wood burned a design around the edges. The final touch was to add a food safe finish and this piece was ready to mash up herbs in the kitchen.
If you have a wood salad bowl set or other wooden bowls, that sit somewhere in the recesses of your kitchen cupboards, think about giving them a new life. For suggestions, or to have your bowl refinished for you, feel free to contact me.
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