Ash Burl Tray / Shallow Bowl

[Kepis]

I little while ago i made a post about a big old Ash burl i had been given, well at last ive made a start on working up into a bowl, first job was to cut a slice off of the bottom so it stood square,

having done this i was left with a slice of the burl and it seemed a shame to just throw it away,

so this afternoon i turned it into a shallow bowl / tray

it has a tooled interior surface and the rim has been taken down smooth with a cabinet scrapper, i still need to work on the exterior surface of the tray though, pretty pleased with it, especially considering it was just going to get thrown in the burn pile.

 

[spandit]

Nice work as usual - what did you use to cut the slice off in the first place?

 

[Kepis]

cheers mate, i used a bog standard Stanley cross cut saw for it, hard work.

 

[Hugo]

It has a hole in it, no good for runny porridge.
Nice tooled finish Kepis mate.

 

[Toddy]

That's a beautiful platter
Will you wax it ? I use my wooden plates for everything from bread and scones to fruits and nuts. That one would do very well set out like that; almost leafy shaped

Thanks for sharing

cheers,
M

 

[Kepis]

It has a hole in it, no good for runny porridge.
Nice tooled finish Kepis mate.

cheers mate, you can have the runny porridge, i like the real thick stuff that sticks to your ribs all day

 

[Kepis]

That's a beautiful platter
Will you wax it ? I use my wooden plates for everything from bread and scones to fruits and nuts. That one would do very well set out like that; almost leafy shaped

Thanks for sharing

cheers,
M

Thanks Mary,

In all honesty it's probably a little small to use as a platter as such, mind you it would make a small serving look bigger, will have to try and find out.

When it's done it will probably get a good coat of wax on it, not sure as yet, im tempted to leave it as is and let time and food acids do their magic on the wood

 

[Toddy]

Mine get scrubbed under the tap, dried off and waxed and used and used They usually develop their own colour really over time. The Ash one I have is very pale though and it hasn't darkened any, it was made on Arran nearly thirty years ago and it's still a lovely piece. I have a lot of friends among the woodturners, and I end up with some interesting bits and pieces

Is the dark patch sound or is it crumbly ? I have some beautiful amber clear solid pine resin that would glow in a space like that. Both Patrick and Russ filled in spaces using the charcoal and resin glue and the results are stable and very attractive features.

cheers,
M

 

[Kepis]

I have an Ash Kuksa here that i use to drink the odd tipple of Sloe & Backberry gin and that has hardly coloured either, the rings are a bit more defined that they used to be in the bowl of the cup though, but not coloured much at all.

The dark bit is fairly stable, but reading your words on the resin, im tempted to take it out and replace it with somne resin, should be able to collect some this weekend down at the meet.

 

[Toddy]

Ash seems to have been much used for food before and after the Sycamore was brought in....somewhere around the time of the Romans I believe. It always feels 'clean' somehow

Be interested to see what you do, if you decide to, with the resin in the dark bit I like the contrast tbh.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Barn Owl]

Lovely,
How are you going to finish the outer?

I'm thinking that the inner is nice and tooled but a corresponding perfect sort of finish on the outer would be good.
Or of course vice versa.

 

[Kepis]

you must be a mind reader, i was thinking about taking of the last pieces of the bark that are there and then just scrapping it smooth

 

[Barn Owl]

It's the meds'....
Nothing supernatural....