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Some of my Robinia bowls

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Some of my Robinia bowls this is such a nice wood yet we dont see a lot of it around these are from a tree that was cut back on a friends land
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A lovely timber turned into some great looking bowls Woody. :thumbs: I don't seem to have time for bowls at present because of other things getting in the way.
 

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Three well turned bowls Woody the second has to be my favourite one not keen on the shape of the top one but that is a personal thing rather than a workmanship point of view
 

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The third one looks like an open cut mined area full of mystery. Therre is variety to suit the timber , neat collection Woody.

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A lovely timber turned into some great looking bowls Woody. :thumbs: I don't seem to have time for bowls at present because of other things getting in the way.

I know how you feel Bill I have a load of pens & stands to make as well as serpentine pens for our cause LOL their was a time when I turned mainly bowls and the acasianal pens but that has completely reversed now mainly pens now and the acasianal bowl but I have to be honest I am finding it harder to turn bowls nowadays poor ol git LOL
 

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They are all very nice, that wood grain is beautiful, well done again Woody, I like the new avatar. :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
 

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The lower bowl looks enough like our Osage Orange to be a twin. Osage was used as fence lines and had to be bull strong and hog tight. Works very well green but old and dry is damn near impossible to cut. 100 year old fence can only be burnt. Ruins a chain saw like a steel pole. Cut green its piss yellow but eventually turns very dark brown.

I really like the end grain bowl. Will its colour change?
 

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The lower bowl looks enough like our Osage Orange to be a twin. Osage was used as fence lines and had to be bull strong and hog tight. Works very well green but old and dry is damn near impossible to cut. 100 year old fence can only be burnt. Ruins a chain saw like a steel pole. Cut green its piss yellow but eventually turns very dark brown.

I really like the end grain bowl. Will its colour change?

It will darken a bit Terry
 
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