Exotic woods.....

[ChrisF]

...Pah!  Who needs 'em?!   

Couple of bowls from a piece of elm branchwood, the end of which had been previously trimmed and was open to the elements for about 4 years.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

very nice indeed Chris.

[GBF]

I agree 100% Nice Bowls

Regards George

[bodrighywood]

Love the simplicity of the design and shape of these. Not easy as any faults show up but can't see any here lol.

Pete

[Dancie]

I like the shape and simplicity of the top bowl

[ChrisF]

Thanks folks

Pete - simplicity is my watchword.  It's both what I love in others' work and what I strive for in my own.

[ken rodgers]

Hi Chris, agree with the others lovely bowls.
There is a lot of character in our native woods that beat exotics any day.
Regards
Ken

[georg]

  Will agree with others Chris.... Very nice...particularly like the first one.
  Kind Regards Tony di

[Les Symonds]

Two lovely little bowls.....cracking piece of timber and good clean lines. Nothing more needed.
Les

[seventhdevil]

because you don't get these colours in our natives...

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[bodrighywood]

Seen those colours in various native woods ranging from green in poplar to english walnut ranging from dark brown and cream to red and white, green and red in laburnum (OK not strictly native but might as well be). Blackthorn ranging from black to red, white and green, the list goes on.  Woods such as apple and cherry can vary rigt across the spectrum as well.

Pete

[Duncan A]

Chris
I have to say I don't like them ...
because...
...
...
I didn't make them
The first one especially nice, I think - colour, shape, finish.
Duncan

[edbanger]

very nice couple of bowls there Chris

lovely timber and beautiful turning.

All the best

Ed

[Bryan Milham]

I'm sure if we lived in Africa or somesuch, we'd consider British Elm an Exotic Wood.

Chris, I like the simplicity of these shapes where the colour stands up and speaks for itself.