elm

These aren't the best of pics (possted them on Instagram from my phone in the shop last night) but decided it's been kinda slow around here so I'd post them anyway. I had some free time last night and the humidity blew away for a bit so the shop was only 94 degrees. I have a stack of bowls that...

I finished this elm bowl up a couple nights ago. It's one half of a crotch I found along the road a few months ago. It' just over 10" round and 2.5" high. Had some tearout in the center that I couldn't get rid of, but it has some crazy grain. Finished with danish oil and wax.

I haven't turned anything in quite awhile, but I have plenty of fresh wood now! :D Last month my dad and I scored a BIG load of walnut (pic 1) and last night I picked up about 7 pieces of elm (pic 2)...The elm was dripping wet when I unloaded it...hope to turn some of it tonight!

I turned the outside and then cheated and used a forstner bit to "turn" the interior. It's about 7" tall and 4" at the base. The grain looks better than it does in the photo. I really need to make a photo booth. :doh: Critique away please!

This bowl was turned from a large bunch of elm I picked up from along the road about a year ago. I had cut a few of the logs in half, sealed them and then just put them on a shelf. I was going to rough turn a round bowl, but the wood seemed to be stable enough to just turn to finish. I decided...