Rough-Turned Bowls For Sale Texas woods are too beautiful and too valuable to simply turn into curly shavings on the floor beneath my lathe. Even so, I still wind up with a lot of shavings as the photo above illustrates!. So I generally try to core smaller, interior bowls as I rough-out larger bowls. Like their bigger brothers, these smaller bowls are set aside to dry before final-turning to the finished product. Lately I have been turning a number of quite large bowls and as a result, producing three or four times that number of smaller, interior bowls. These are simply more rough-out bowls than I can complete, or have an immediate market for at this time. So I am offering a number of them for sale here. The following bowls are rough-turned to a reasonably thick wall dimension, generally slightly thinner on the bottom than the sides (to minimize cracking), with a tenon on the bottom suitable for lathe mounting with a spiral chuck (generally cut to fit my Oneway Talon chuck). Non-Mesquite woods are generally roughed-out to a wall thickness of approximately 10 percent of the diameter. As Mesquite is very stable with minimal distortion, my Mesquite bowls are commonly roughed-out to less (generally 5 to 10 percent). These bowls are allowed to air-dry to equilibrium for our local (Texas) conditions, somewhere around 12 to 15% moisture content, before final turning (or being offered for sale here). I do remount these rough bowls and re-turn them to round (and roughly smooth-out any CA glue or epoxy repairs) before putting them up here for sale. So if you buy one, it will be round and ready for you to do the final turning, sanding and finishing. The appearance of a shiny finish in the pictures below is due to water applied to each bowl before photography, to bring out the beauty of the grain hidden below the rough-turned surface. PLEASE NOTE - My rough-bowl numbering system is based on the diameter of the bowl as well as the species of wood. If you are searching for a specific type of wood, such as Mesquite, use your "find" function (control F) to look for "Mesquite". If you are searching for bowls of a certain diameter, such as those that would fit the swing of your lathe, use the "find" function to look for that diameter (such as "10-"). Such a search will yield bowls of that diameter as well as those of the I.D. number. If you are interested in one of these, please contact me to check/confirm availability and total costs including shipping. If you are interested in a size or other wood species not listed, again contact me - I have a lot of wood and roughed-out bowls that I have not listed here. To see samples turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on my companion website, www.prairiesend.com. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 7-2 7-1/2" diameter x 2-1/4" height This is an interesting rough-turned Mesquite bowl cut from close to a small crotch (the point where two branches diverge). The pith of one limb is present in the side of the bowl and the bark-filled crotch gap is present in the rim. The colors of this bowl include the rich, reddish brown of Mesquite heartwood, an oval area of darker brown spalting around the pith, and a dark brown to black bark in the crotch gap. The spalting around the pith also includes some light-brown stripes parallel to the grain pattern. The overall flowing grain pattern around the central pith is very attractive. If you like this one - have a look at bowls number 9-4 and 12-6 (below) - they were all cored from the same blank and together they form a nested set of matching bowls. Several very small, short, thin and tight cracks radiate out from the center at each end of the pith area. These cracks are stress features formed when the tree was living and present when turned; they are not drying-induced checks. They are mainly visible on the outside (lower photo) and generally do not penetrate into the bowl. They were reinforced and filled with CA glue during my re-rounding. Several remain slightly open and you may choose to complete the filling with additional CA glue. The black portions of the barky crotch-gap area include small amounts of black epoxy that I used to fill minor voids. The walls of this bowl are ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round - plenty of room for your creative finishing. Despite the radial cracks, the bowl is quite sound and there appear to be no significant structural flaws. It has a 2-1/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 7-2 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite end-grain rough bowl 8-1 8-1/2" diameter x 2-1/2" height This is a very nice rough-turned Mesquite bowl turned in end-grain from a small crotch (the point where two branches diverge). The pith-center of each limb is apparent in the bottom of the bowl. Several prominent pith-related radial cracks are present and have been filled (or nearly filled) and reinforced with copper-colored epoxy, and in some areas, with black CA glue. Small gaps in the fill may require additional CA glue when finish-turning. The walls are ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round. Despite the radial cracks, the bowl is sound and there appear to be no significant structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite end-grain rough bowl 8-1 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 8-5 8-1/2" diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a very shallow, rough bowl turned from slightly burly Texas Honey Mesquite. At ~3/8", the sides and rim are relatively thin and delicate. Several small burl buds are present in the side in one area. The color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood; it is very attractive. There are no visible cracks or other flaws in this bowl. It has a 2-1/16" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 8-5 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 9-3 9-1/2" diameter x 1-3/4" height This is a shallow rough-turned Mesquite bowl, the shallowest of several from a crotch blank. It is a nice one, but does include two of the character "flaws" that are so common in Mesquite: a dark brown bark-filled crotch gap on one side and several radial cracks on both sides of the crotch gap. The cracks were secured with CA glue and filled with black epoxy during the re-rounding stage. They appear to be quite secure. I see no other flaws. It comes with a 2" tenon and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Mesquite rough bowl 9-3 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 9-4 9-1/4" diameter x 3-1/4" height This is another interesting rough-turned Mesquite bowl cut from close to a small crotch (the point where two branches diverge). The pith of one limb is present in the lower side of the bowl and rim, and a small portion of the bark-filled crotch gap is also present at the rim. The basic color of this bowl is the rich, reddish brown of Mesquite heartwood within a beautiful flowing grain pattern. However, darker brown spalting is associated with each pith center and forms two eye-catching "star-burst"-like patterns centered on each pith. The bark that fills the crotch gap is also an interesting feature, forming a tight crisply-tapering dark brown wedge in the rim. If you like this one - have another look at bowl number 7-2 (above) and 12-6 (below). They were all cored from the same blank and together they form a nested set of matching bowls. The radiating spalting patterns around the pith centers are related to small thin and generally tight radial and ring cracks. These cracks are stress features (wind shake) formed when the tree was living. They were present when I rough-turned them and are not drying-induced checks. They were reinforced and filled with CA glue during my re-rounding of the bowl. Several remain slightly open and you may choose to complete the filling with additional CA glue when you finish the bowl. The blackest portions of the barky crotch-gap include small amounts of black epoxy that I used to fill minor voids. Two that remained partially open during the re-turning stage were infilled with CA glue, resulting an interesting "crystal-like" transparency of the rim edge. The walls of this bowl are ~1/4" thick after re-turning to round. Despite the radial cracks, the bowl is quite sound and there appear to be no significant structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 9-4 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 9-5 9-1/8"diameter x 2" height This is a broad and relatively shallow rough-turned Mesquite bowl. Please ignore the bowl number visible in the lower photo - I accidentally duplicated the number, so for this listing, it is changed from 9-4 to 9-5. The color of this bowl is the usual rich reddish brown of Honey Mesquite heartwood. The grain pattern flows nicely across most of the bowl except where it closes gently around the small pith of a secondary branch on one side. On the opposite side, the grain becomes a bit more complex and includes a very nice area of "curl". The lower portion of the side is approximately 1/2" thick but tapers somewhat in the upper side, and were cut to a broadly-concave rim with a narrow, flat edge. This is an opportunity for your creativity in mesquite. A series ofsmall, very narrow and tight cracks, both radial- and ring-type, are associated with the small secondary pith on the side of the bowl. These cracks are typical Mesquite growth features, not drying induced, and were reinforced with CA glue and, where necessary, filled with black epoxy, during the rough turning process. This bowl comes with a 2" tenon for mounting in your chuck. Mesquite rough bowl 9-5 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 10-1 10" diameter x 3-5/8" height This is a deep, rough-turned bowl in Texas Honey Mesquite burl. It has relatively thin sides and rim. The color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood. Several areas of small burl buds are present, mostly visible on the outside of the bowl. A portion of the pith is present high on one side, with a number of thin ring and radial cracks are associated with and surround the pith. Several other thin ring (wind-shake) cracks are present elsewhere on the upper sides. All of these cracks are stress features formed when the tree was living and present when turned - not drying-induced checks. All of these thin cracks are tight and appear to be stable. They have been reinforced and filled where necessary with black CA glue during the rough turning process. Some minor pits and gaps remain to be filled when the bowl is finish-turned. I remounted and smoothed-out the glued areas as well as rounding-out the dried bowl prior to taking the photos. It has a 2-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 10-1 $45.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 10-2 10-3/4" diameter x 3-1/2" height This is rough-turned Mesquite bowl in a very nice, basic bowl shape. It has ~5/8 inch walls and, as with most of my other Mesquite rough-turned bowls, the color and grain are strong. This bowl also includes several small Mesquite "character flaws" - several small radial "pith cracks" are present at and just below the rim. These cracks are growth features and not due to drying. They were stable when encountered but have been further stabilized and filled with CA glue. It comes with a 2/1-4" tenon and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. SOLD, but I may have others - please contact me. Mesquite rough bowl 10-2 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 10-3 10-1/8" diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a very shallow, rough bowl turned from a large crotch of Texas Honey Mesquite. The sides and rim are relatively thin at ~3/8". The color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood. A large area of rippled flame figure, related growth stress between the diverging limbs of the crotch, crosses the center of the bowl. The pith of one of the two diverging limbs is present along one side of the bowl. It is visible at two locations on one side (see photo of bottom) as it crosses in and out of the bowl side. A number of thin ring and radial cracks are associated with and surround this pith. These cracks are stress features formed when the tree was living and present when turned - not drying-induced checks. All of these thin cracks are tight and appear to be stable. They have been reinforced and filled where necessary with black CA glue during the rough turning process. Some very thin, minor cracks which may be due drying checks are present within the flame figure in the bottom of the bowl. These were also reinforced and filled with CA glue during the rough turning. The bowl was remounted and the glued areas were smoothed-out as the dried bowl was re-turned round. It has a 2-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Mesquite rough bowl 10-3 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 10-4 10" diameter x 2-1/8" height This is a shallow rough-turned bowl in spalted Texas Honey Mesquite. At approximately 3/16 inch, the sides and rim are quite thin. The color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood and several patches of darker brown spalting (two on the inside and three on the outside). The blank for this bowl was cut clear of the pith of the log, but the location of that absent pith is marked by the presence the two larger areas of spalting. Several thin and tight pith-related radial cracks are also present within the spalting areas. These cracks are stress features formed when the tree was living and present when turned - not drying-induced checks. All of these thin cracks were reinforced with CA glue during the rough turning process. The bowl was remounted and the glued areas were smoothed-out as the dried bowl was re-turned round. It has a 2-1/2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Mesquite rough bowl 10-4 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 10-5 10-1/2" diameter x 3-1/4" height This is another nice rough-turned Texas Honey Mesquite bowl. It has relatively thin sides and rim. It is nearly perfect, but does include one of Mesquite's "character flaws" - an elongated area of dark brown spalting on one side. The reason for the spalting is not obvious and it appears to be sound with no evidence of structural decay. This bowl has a 2-1/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 10-5 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 11-1 11" diameter x 3-7/8" height This is near-perfect rough-turned Mesquite bowl in a very nice, basic bowl shape. The color is entirely the strong reddish brown of Honey Mesquite with a clean, simple and flowing grain pattern. There are no cracks, bark inclusions, spalting, sap pockets or other of Mesquites common flaws (or "character features"). The wall thickness is ~1/2 inch overall and tapers to ~3/8" at the rim. It comes with a 2-1/2" tenon and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. SOLD Mesquite rough bowl 11-1 $45.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 11-7 11-3/8" diameter x 2-5/8" height This is a very nice shallow rough-turned bowl in Texas Honey Mesquite burl. It is the color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood with several areas of small burl buds visible on the inside and outside of the bowl. There are no cracks, spalting or any other apparent flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 11-7 $45.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 12-2 12-3/8"diameter x 2-1/4" height This is another rough-turned Mesquite bowl with interesting finishing possibilities. At 12-3/8" x 2-1/4", it has a relatively thick wall and wide, flat rim. My initial thoughts were for a wide textured rim. But, it could be opened-up completely to make a wide shallow bowl, or hollowed to make a wide, undercut rim. An opportunity for creativity in mesquite. It has been turned from a large crotch piece and includes a prominent zone of compression grain in the central portion. It also includes several Mesquite "character flaws" - a wide radial crack along one side, a series of small, thin cracks within the zone of compression grain, and one elongated area of included barks, with associated hollows on one side. These cracks and included bark hollows are growth features, not drying induced, and have been filled with black epoxy during the rough turning process. It comes with a 3" tenon. Mesquite rough bowl 12-2 $50.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 12-4 12-1/2" diameter x ~3-1/2" height This is a very nice rough-turned Texas Honey Mesquite bowl. The color is the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood. There is a dramatic-looking zig-zag shaped and nearly-interconnected set of ring and radial cracks that extend across the bowl from rim-to-rim. Those cracks are ancient growth features formed in the tree during its lifetime. In several areas, the patterns of the grain on opposite sides of the crack appear to curve and flow into the cracks, suggesting that the tree was growing around those flaws. I reinforced all of the cracks with CA glue when rough-turning and filled the open areas with black epoxy during the re-rounding stage. I believe that they are quite stable. This bowl has an ~2-3/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 12-4 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 12-6 12-1/4" diameter x 4-1/2" height This is another interesting rough-turned Mesquite bowl cut from close to a small crotch (the point where two branches diverge). The pith of one limb is present in the lower side of the bowl and just touches the rim (center photo), and a small portion of the bark-filled crotch gap is present at the rim. The basic color of this bowl is the rich, reddish brown of Mesquite heartwood within a beautiful flowing grain pattern. However, darker brown spalting is associated with the pith center and forms an eye-catching, radiating "star-burst-like" pattern. The bark that fills the crotch gap is also an interesting feature, forming a tight dark brown wedge in the rim. If you like this one - have another look at bowls number 7-2 and 9-4 (above) - they were all cored from the same blank and together they form a nested set of matching bowls. The radiating spalting pattern around the pith center is related to small thin and generally tight radial and ring cracks. These cracks are stress features (wind shake) formed when the tree was living. They were present when I rough-turned them and are not drying-induced checks. They were reinforced and filled with CA glue during my re-rounding of the bowl. Several remain slightly open and you may choose to complete the filling with additional CA glue when you finish the bowl. The blackest portions of the barky crotch-gap include small amounts of black epoxy that I used to fill minor voids. The walls of this bowl are ~3/4" thick after re-turning to round - plenty of room for your creativity. Despite the radial cracks, the bowl is quite sound and there appear to be no significant structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite rough bowl 12-6 $55.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 13-3 12-7/8" diameter x 5-1/8" height This is another deep rough-turned Mesquite bowl. It is a nice one, but does include two of the character "flaws" that are so common in Mesquite: an area of darker brown spalting on the rim and a combination radial and wind-shake (ring) crack on one side. The spalted area was slightly punky and I had some problem with tear-out. During the re-turning, I applied some thin CA glue to the entire spalted area and a thin layer of black epoxy directly over the tear-out. If you do not care for that appearance, the epoxy should easily be turned-off in the final turning stage, and the use of a sharp gouge during the finish-turning should prevent further tear-out. The ring/radial crack in the side was tight and solid when I roughed-out the bowl. I used CA glue to reinforce that crack when re-turning and it appears to be quite secure. At just under 13" wide and over 5" tall, this bowl would be well suited for a large salad bowl. It comes with a 3" tenon and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Mesquite rough bowl 13-3 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite 14-3/4 inch rough bowl 8-6 14-3/4" diameter x 3-1/2" height Another large rough-turned Texas Honey Mesquite bowl. The wall thickness is approximately 1/2 inch - relatively thin for a bowl of this size. This bowl is from a crotch-piece; it includes the pith of one limb and exhibits a very nice grain pattern that swirls around the centers of all three limbs. A large and eye-catching, elongated area of "included bark" is located on one side between the two diverging limbs. Two areas of radial cracks are associated with the pith of two of the limbs and a single thin ring crack is present on one side. Again, these cracks are growth features, not related to drying stresses, and they have been stabilized and filled with CA glue and coal-black epoxy. The bowl has a 2-13/16" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Mesquite 14-3/4 inch rough bowl 8-6 $55.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 14-4 14-1/2" diameter x 3-7/8" height This is another deep rough-turned Mesquite bowl. It was turned from a Mesquite crotch and is very nice, but it does include several of the character "flaws" that are so common in Mesquite: a small dark brown bark-filled crotch gap on the rim and a combination pith-associated radial and wind-shake (ring) cracks on the two limbs adjacent to the crotch. The bark in the rim is sound, but I did reinforce it with thin CA glue during the re-turning. The ring and radial cracks were reinforced and, in some cases filled, with CA glue during the re-turning stage. These old cracks are now quite secure. At a 5/8" wall thickness, a 14-1/2" width and an almost 4" height, this bowl would make a very nice, large salad bowl. It comes with a 4-7/8" tenon (to fit my Stronghold chuck) and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Mesquite rough bowl 14-4 $55.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Mesquite rough bowl 15-1 15-1/4" diameter x 4" height This is an almost perfect Texas Honey Mesquite rough-turned bowl. I gave considerable thought to finishing this one off for myself, but I am already overstocked with large Mesquite bowls so I elected to let someone else finish-turn and complete it. The only flaws that I recognize are two small cracks. One is an almost imperceptable, radially-oriented crack in the rim (lower left, bottom photo). It is tight and and sound. The other small crack is located in the sapwood on the outside bottom, just above and right of the tenon in the bottom photo. It is thin and shallow with a slight gap that should be filled (with CA glue) when finish-turning. The overall shape of this bowl is very pleasing to me. It has relatively thin sides and a wide, flat rim. Due to the thin sides, there is not a lot of wood left for you to refine the shape; in fact,it is just about ready for sanding to finish. The color is primarily the rich reddish brown of Mesquite Heartwood but with large patches of the bright yellow sapwood. A number of small burl buds are present, visible both inside and on the outside of the bowl. It has a 3" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Mesquite rough bowl 15-1 $65.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Live Oak rough bowl 7-1 6-3/4" diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a small, shallow and delicate-looking rough-turned bowl in Texas Live Oak. The color is a very nice golden brown and the grain pattern is strong and pleasantly flowing across the face and bottom. A small, dark bark inclusion is present just below the rim on one side; a second partial bark inclusion is present at the rim on the opposite side. The nature of these features is unclear, but they are secure and add to the character of the bowl. The walls are just over 1/8" thick after re-turning to round. I see no structural flaws. I left a 2-1/16" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Live Oak rough bowl 7-1 $28.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Live Oak rough bowl 7-2 7" diameter x 2-1/4" height This is a deeper and more-stout, small rough-turned bowl in Texas Live Oak. The color is a very pleasant combination of light and dark golden brown. This bowl nicely exhibits the unique grain pattern common in Live Oak wood - a net- or web-like pattern of ray flecks where the wood is exposed in the "plain-sawn orientation, and radiating where the surface exposes "quarter-sawn" ray flecks. See the side (top photo) where the ray-flecks radiate outward from the partial pith at the rim of the bowl. As noted above, the pith is present just below the rim on one side and a thin, pith-associated radial crack is present. That crack is quite tight, but was reinforced with CA glue. A small, dark bark inclusion is present on the rim on one side (close to the pith area); a second small bark inclusion or knot is present in the lower side. These features are secure and add to the character of the bowl. The walls are just over 1/4" thick after re-turning to round. I left a 2-1/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Live Oak rough bowl 7-2 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Eastern Red Cedar rough bowl 8-1 8" diameter x 3-5/8" height This is a small and deep rough-turned bowl in Texas Eastern Red (purpleheart) Cedar. It has very nice colors in shades of rose-red heartwood, patches of tan sapwood and stripes of purple (apparently asociated with old juvenile branches). The walls are ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round. I see no structural flaws. It has a 2-3/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Eastern Red Cedar rough bowl 8-1 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Elm rough bowl 7-1 6-3/4" diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a nice small rough-turned bowl in Texas Slippery Elm. It has a very nice symmetrical grain pattern with colors in shades of beige and strong browns. The walls are ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round. A small portion of the pith with several small, tight associated radial cracks are present at the rim on opposite sides of the bowl. These cracks were reinforced with CA glue when rough turning and are quite sound. There are no structural flaws visible. It has a 2-1/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Elm rough bowl 7-1 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Elm rough bowl 7-2 7-1/4" diameter x 1-5/8" height This is another nice small rough-turned bowl in Texas Slippery Elm. The walls are ~1/4 to 3/8"" thick after re-turning to round. Two small and very tight radial cracks are present at the rim on opposite sides of the bowl. These cracks were reinforced with CA glue when rough turning and are quite sound. There are no structural flaws visible. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Elm rough bowl 7-2 $15.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Elm rough bowl 14-1 14" diameter x 5" height This is a very nice large rough-turned bowl in Texas Slippery Elm. It has a very nice symmetrical grain pattern with colors in shades of beige and strong browns. I also left a large patch of bark on one side which should look quite interesting in a finished piece (you can certainly turn it off if you disagree!). The wall thickness is ~1-1/8" after re-turning to round. This bowl blank was cut close to the pith and several thin radial cracks are present at the rim and upper sides. These are thin and should be readily reinforced and/or filled when finish-turning. There are no other structural flaws apparent. It has a 5" tenon (to fit my Stronghold chuck) for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Elm rough bowl 14-1 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 6-1 6-3/8" diameter x 1-5/8" height This is a nice small rough-turned Green Ash bowl. The blank was cut close to the pith and two darker-brown areas of pith-spalting are present on the side and rim. These pith areas also have several small borer holes and one tiny radial crack that may require filling (depending upon your tastes). The wall is ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there are no apparent structural flaws. It has a 1-7/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. This is the smaller of two nested Green Ash bowls cut from one large blank (Green Ash Set 1 below). The other bowl is Green Ash 8-2. If you order quickly, You can have both as a matched, nested set. Green Ash rough bowl 6-1 $15.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 9-1 9-1/2" diameter x 2-1/4" height This is another beautiful rough bowl turned from a Green Ash crotch. It is a bit rough when compared to the other bowls listed here but the grain pattern is spectacular. Two distinct large areas of dramatic quilted flame pattern are present in the sides! When I say "rough", I mean the following: 1) three separate and prominent areas of pith, 2) four small holes, three of which may be beetle holes associated with one area of pith, 3) two small, pith-related rim cracks associated with the two pith areas, and 4) two areas of "punky" pith and/or included bark (one on the rim and one elongated area on the outside bottom). The beauty of this piece justifies the extra work you might choose to do (likely filling the holes, small cracks and "punky" area with colored epoxy or some type of inlace?). The wall of this bowl is ~1/2" thick after being re-turned to round. Despite the comments above regarding "flaws", this bowl is sound and there are no significant structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Green Ash rough bowl 9-1 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 8-2 8-5/8" diameter x 2-3/4" height This is a nice medium-size rough-turned Green Ash bowl with a very pleasing grain pattern. One large area of darker-brown pith-spalting is present on the upper side and rim. This pith area also has a tiny area of included bark (?) and one very small radial crack. The bark inclusion is tight and no filling will be necessary (or possible). The small radial crack is pretty tight, but you may choose to fill it with CA glue before final turning. The wall of this bowl is just over 1/2" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there are no apparent structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. This is the larger of two nested Green Ash bowls cut from one large blank (Green Ash Set 1 below). The other bowl is Green Ash 6-1 (above). If you order quickly, You can have both as a matched, nested set. Green Ash rough bowl 8-2 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl Set 1 The two Green Ash rough-turned bowls listed immediately above (6-1,and 8-2) are a nested set of matching bowls. They are each available at their individual listed prices, or as a complete matching set. Green Ash rough bowl Set 1 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 7-1 7" diameter x 1-7/8" height This is a nice small bowl rough-turned from a Green Ash crotch (crotch = a fork of the tree). In this case, the limb appears to be a side branch to the main trunk, rather than a fork in the main trunk. This bowl is the smaller of a pair of nested bowls cut from the same large blank. The larger bowl of this set is Green Ash 10-1 described below. If you are quick, You can have both as a matched, nested set (see Green Ash Set 2 below). The blank for these two bowls was cut through the pith and portions of the two piths within both diverging limbs are present in the side of this smaller bowl. A large and (once) partially open area of included bark marks the point where the limb and trunk grew together as the tree matured. One of the pith areas and much of the included bark fissure were open holes in the rough-turned bowl. These open gaps were infilled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl to round. The "golden" color goes well with the reddish brown of the bark and the light brown of the heartwood. The grain pattern within this bowl is beautiful. The compression associated with the crotch development resulted in a large area of gorgeous curly grain to the right of the included bark fissure. The wall is ~1/4" thick after re-turning to round. This bowl is sound and there appear to be no structural flaws. It has a 1-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Green Ash rough bowl 7-1 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 10-1 10" diameter x 3" height This is a nice medium-size bowl rough-turned from a Green Ash crotch (crotch = a fork of the tree). In this case, the limb appears to be a side branch to the main trunk, rather than a fork in the main trunk. This bowl is the larger of a pair of nested bowls cut from the same large blank. The smaller bowl of this set is Green Ash 7-1 described above. If you are quick, You can have both as a matched, nested set (see Green Ash Set 2 below). The blank for these two bowls was cut through the pith and the two of the separate piths are present - in the side and rim of this larger bowl. A large and (once) partially open area of included bark marks the point where the limb and trunk grew together as the tree matured. The two pith areas and much of the included bark fissure were partially open holes in the rough-turned bowl. These open gaps were infilled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl to round. The "golden" color goes well with the reddish brown of the bark and the light brown of the heartwood. The grain pattern within this bowl is beautiful. The compression associated with the crotch development resulted in a large area of gorgeous curly grain to the right of the included bark fissure. That large-scale curly figure was worth a separate photograph. The wall of this larger bowl is ~5/8" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there appear to be no structural flaws. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Green Ash rough bowl 10-1 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl Set 2 The two Green Ash rough-turned bowls listed immediately above (7-1,and 10-1) constitute a nested set of bowls. They are each available at their individual listed prices, or as a complete matching set at lower total price. Green Ash rough bowl Set 2 $50.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 11-1 11-1/2" diameter x 3-1/4" height This is a nice medium-size bowl rough-turned from Green Ash. The blank was cut through the pith and a portion of the pith is present at the rim. Minor pith-related cracks and gaps, as well as several open borer holes were present in the rough-turned bowl. These open gaps were infilled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl to round. The "golden" color goes well with the light brown of the heartwood. The grain pattern within this bowl is very attractive. The wall is ~3/4" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there appear to be no structural flaws. It has a 2-7/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Green Ash rough bowl 11-1 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 11-2 11-1/2" diameter x 3-3/4" height This is another nice medium-size bowl rough-turned from Green Ash. The blank was cut through the pith and a portion of the pith is present at the rim on one side. Minor pith-related cracks and gaps, as well as several open borer holes were present in the rough-turned bowl. These open gaps were infilled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl to round. The "golden" color goes well with the light brown of the heartwood. The grain pattern within this bowl is very attractive. The wall is ~3/4" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there appear to be no structural flaws. It has a 2-15/16" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Green Ash rough bowl 11-2 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Green Ash rough bowl 11-3 11" diameter x 2-1/4" height This is another nice medium-size bowl rough-turned from Green Ash. The blank was cut through the pith and a portion of the pith is present at the rim and upper side. Small pith-related open borer holes are present and were not filled during re-turning of the bowl to round. You might want to use some attractive epoxy or inlace to fill these during final-turning. The grain pattern within this bowl is very attractive. The wall is ~3/4" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there appear to be no structural flaws. It has a 2-5/8" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Green Ash rough bowl 11-3 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Pear rough bowl 12-2 12" diameter x 5-3/4" height This is a nice large-size rough-turned bowl from a large old Bartlett Pear. It is the larger of a set of three nested and matching bowls that are available together if you wish (details on this set are listed separately below). The colors are strong and the grain forms a pleasant broadly symmetrical pattern. This bowl would be suitable to finish-turn for a large family-size salad bowl. After re-turning to round, the walls are quite thick (1-1/4") in a band around the rim, and are also thicker toward the bottom - it is thick enough for any creative turning, carving or embellishments that you might want to do. I deliberately left a large patch of bark on the outside. This bark appears to be tight (but was also reinforced with CA glue during the post-drying rounding stage) and would make a nice character feature on outside of the finished bowl. But if that is not to your taste, the relatively thick walls would permit removal of that bark without diminishing the integrity of the bowl. The log for this bowl blank was cut close to the pith and a portion of the pith is present at the rim on one side (right side, center photo). A thin and tight pith-related radial crack was present in that blank and remains at and just below the rim on opposite sides of the bowl. The maximum depth of this crack is 1" on one side and 1/2" on the opposite side. It can (and should) be reinforced and, if necessary, filled with CA glue during final turning. There are no obvious structural flaws. It has a 2-3/16" tenon for chuck mounting on your lathe. SOLD Pear rough bowl 12-2 $45.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Bartlett Pear rough bowl Set 1 The three Bartlett Pear rough-turned bowls listed immediately above (12-2, 8-1 and 6-1) form a nested set of matching bowls cut from the same bowl blank and exhibiting matching colors and grain patterns of that log. They are each available at their individual listed prices, or if not listed as "SOLD" above, as a complete matching set. SOLD Bartlett Pear rough bowl Set 1 $90.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Redbud rough bowl 10-2 10" diameter x 2-1/4" height This is a relatively shallow, rough-turned bowl in Texas Eastern Redbud. It has relatively thin sides and rim. It has one prominent and one small indistinct radial cracks in the upper sides. These cracks are tight but have been filled and stabilized with CA glue during the rough turning process. It has a 2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Redbud rough bowl 10-2 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Redbud rough bowl 11-1 11-5/8" diameter x 3" height This is a very nice Texas Eastern Redbud rough-turned bowl. It has relatively thin sides and an attractive grain pattern. Two small radial racks are present in the upper sides and extend ~1/2 to 3/4 inch down. These cracks were reinforced during the re-rounding stage, but thin gaps remain. These thin gaps can be readily filled with CA glue. It has a 2-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Redbud rough bowl 11-1 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Redbud rough bowl 12-1 12" diameter x 3-1/2" height This is another very nice Texas Eastern Redbud rough-turned bowl. It has a very attractive grain pattern. Several radial racks are present in the rim and upper sides. These were reinforced with CA glue during the re-rounding stage, but some thin gaps remain. Those cracks are very small and could be readily filled with CA glue. It has a 2-1/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe and is ready for you to final-turn and finish. Redbud rough bowl 12-1 $35.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 7-1 7-1/2"diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a very nice small-size rough-turned Sycamore bowl. It was turned from a a larger blank cut out of a major crotch (a fork in the tree). A bark-inclusion on one side marks the point where the two limbs of the crotch diverge. It was cut from just below the pith of the main limb, but does include the very tight pith of a secondary limb. Some attractive compression grain is visible. The wall thickness is just over 3/8" after being re-turned to round. The bark inclusion was reinforced with CA glue and some minor open gappy portions were filled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl. The "golden" color goes well with the reddish brown of the heartwood. The bowl is sound and there are no significant structural flaws. An ~2" tenon is provided for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Sycamore rough bowl 7-1 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 7-2 7"diameter x 2" height This is another very nice small-size rough-turned Sycamore bowl. The blank was cut through the pith and a portion of the pith is present at two locations on the rim. An interesting and eye-catching minor limb is enclosed within the heartwood in the bottom of the bowl. A very attractive pattern of classic, quartersawn Sycamore ray-flec is present around most of the rim. The wall thickness is just over 5/8" after being re-turned to round. Two tight, pith-related radial cracks present at the rim were reinforced with CA glue and some minor gappy portions were filled with "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) before re-turning of the bowl. The "golden" color goes well with the reddish brown of the heartwood. The bowl is sound and there appear to be no significant structural flaws. An ~2" tenon is provided for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Sycamore rough bowl 7-2 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 7-3 7-1/4"diameter x 1-5/8" height This is another nice small-size rough-turned Sycamore bowl. The color is a pleasant light to medium browns with a smoothly flowing grain pattern. The bowl is sound and there are no apparent significant structural flaws. It was cut below the pith and none of that pith remains. The wall thickness is approximately 3/8" after being re-turned to round. The tenon is just under 2" in diameter. Sycamore rough bowl 7-3 $15.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 9-1 7"diameter x 2" height This is a nice medium-size rough-turned Sycamore bowl from a minor crotch. The blank was cut through the pith of the main trunk and portions of the pith are present at two locations on the rim. The pith of a secondary limb is present in the lower portion of the bowl. Radial pith cracks are associated with all three pith areas, but the cracks were reinforced with CA glue and the minor open portions were filled with "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy). A very attractive pattern of classic quartersawn Sycamore ray-flec is present around most of the rim. The wall thickness is just over 5/8" after being re-turned to round. Other than the reinforced radial cracks, there appear to be no structural flaws. An ~2" tenon is provided for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Sycamore rough bowl 9-1 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 10-2 10-1/2"diameter x 3-1/4" height This is a very nice medium-size rough-turned Sycamore bowl cut from a compound crotch (a point where several limbs diverge from the main trunk). An eye-catching, partially-open bark inclusion is present on one side and marks the point where the two larger limbs of the crotch diverge. A small, thin portion of bark remains on the bottom side of this bowl. The blank was cut from just above the pith of the majorlimbs, and the very tight piths are present just below the rim at three points. However, two of these piths are very tight and crack-free; the third does include a thin, tight crack at the rim. This can be readily secured with CA glue during final turning. The wall thickness is just over 5/8" after being re-turned to round. The bark inclusion was reinforced with CA glue and the partially-open gappy portions were filled with my "liquid gold" (actually copper-tinted epoxy) during re-turning of the bowl. The "golden" color goes well with the reddish brown of the heartwood. The bowl is sound and there are no significant structural flaws. An 2-1/8" tenon is provided for chuck-mounting on your lathe. Sycamore rough bowl 10-2 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge Sycamore rough bowl 10-3 10-1/4"diameter x 4" height This is a very good medium-size and deep, rough-turned Sycamore bowl. After being re-turned to round, the wall thickness is 3/4" at the rim and thickens to more than 1-1/4" in the lower portion - plenty for you to be creative when final-turning. The grain pattern is quite symmetrical and a nice pattern of quarter-sawn Sycamore ray flecks are exposed around most of the rim. The bowl is sound and there are no apparent significant structural flaws. It was cut below the pith and none of that pith remains. However, one very thin and tight radial crack remains on the rim on one side. It should be reinforced and filled with CA glue during final turning. A 2-1/2" tenon is provided for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD Sycamore rough bowl 10-3 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 7-5 7-1/2" diameter x 1-1/2" height This is a nice shallow rough-turned White Ash bowl. The grain pattern is very pleasing with light spalting and an interesting and eye-catching, irregular area of "included" bark in the bottom. The walls are ~1/2" thick after re-turning to round. It is sound and there are no apparent structural flaws. It has a 1-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. White Ash rough bowl 7-5 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 12-1 12-1/4"diameter x 4-1/2" height This is a very nice large, rough-turned bowl turned from lightly spalted White Ash. It would be suitable to finish off as a family salad bowl. The wall thickness is ~7/8" throughout, after being re-turned to round - enough thickness left for any reshaping or decorative work you might have in mind. The grain pattern is beautiful - especially when viewed from the bottom. On the inside, an interesting band of spalting crosses one side of the bowl. In one area, the grain pattern is offset in an eye-catching echelon-offset pattern. This pattern is common as part of a "flame figure" in crotch pieces, but I am not sure what created this. A small area of "included bark" is present on the outside of the rim at one location. The blank was cut from below the pith so there is no pith remaining. It is sound and there are no visible structural flaws. There are two thin, shallow open gaps in the rim that look like (but are not) cracks. I would fill these with CA glue when finish turning. It has a 2-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD White Ash rough bowl 12-1 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 12-2 12"diameter x 4" height This is another very nice large, rough-turned bowl turned from lightly spalted White Ash. It would also be suitable to finish off as a family salad bowl. At 1/2", the wall thickness is pretty thin and the bowl is quite light. The grain pattern is very attractive with an area of grain-crossing spalt present in about two-thirds of the bowl. Two small areas of tight "included bark" are present. I would reinforce these with CA glue during finishing. The blank was cut from below the pith so no portions of pith remain. It is sound and there are no significant structural flaws. However, there is a zone of five short (~1/4 to 1"-long) very thin and tight surface cracks aligned in an overlapping, echelon pattern on the outside bottom of the bowl. These are not significant and I would simply reinforce and fill them with CA glue when finish turning. The bowl has a 2-3/4" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. SOLD White Ash rough bowl 12-2 $40.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 9-3 9-1/2"diameter x 2-3/4" height This is a very good medium-size, rough-turned bowl in lightly spalted White Ash. With a wall thickness of ~3/8" (after being re-turned to round) and with a fairly smooth surface, it is nearly finished and ready for sanding. There is a nice zone of soft grey spalting that crosses the center of the bowl. There is a small patch of dark grey spalting on one inside surface that corresponds with a partially open, frass-filled borer hole on the outside. The open portion of that borer hole could be filled with CA glue (alone, or with sawdust, or whatever) in the final finishing stage. It is sound and there are no apparent structural flaws. It has a 2-1/2" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe. White Ash rough bowl 9-3 $30.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 14-1 13-3/4" diameter x 4-1/2" height This is a very good large, rough-turned White Ash bowl. The wall thickness is ~7/8" after being re-turned to round. It has some very nice colors, interesting spalting patterns and several small knots and/or bark inclusions. Two long thin drying cracks developed in the outside of the bowl during the drying stage. They are tight and appear to quite shallow - certainly not penetrating to the inside of the bowl. I reinforced them with CA glue during the re-rounding stage and they appear quite sound. This bowl has a 2-15/16" tenon for chuck-mounting on your lathe (suitable for your Oneway Talon chuck, among others). SOLD White Ash rough bowl 14-1 $45.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge White Ash rough bowl 15-1 15-3/8" diameter x 6-1/2" height This is a very good, very large rough-turned White Ash bowl. It has some very nice colors, interesting spalting patterns and several small knots and/or bark inclusions. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. The wall thickness is ~7/8" after being re-turned to round. It has a 3-3/4" recess for chuck-mounting on your lathe (suitable for your Oneway Stronghold chuck, among others). SOLD White Ash rough bowl 15-1 $50.00