Item # 23 A Small Bowl
Item 023 is a small decorative bowl. This unique bowl is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this small bowl. This decorative bowl measures 2 1/2 inches tall and 3 ¼ inches at the widest point. I enjoy how the decorative band accentuates the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 023 is a small decorative bowl. This unique bowl is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this small bowl. This decorative bowl measures 2 1/2 inches tall and 3 ¼ inches at the widest point. I enjoy how the decorative band accentuates the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 023 is a small decorative bowl. This unique bowl is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this small bowl. This decorative bowl measures 2 1/2 inches tall and 3 ¼ inches at the widest point. I enjoy how the decorative band accentuates the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.