Unusual maple bowl

[jgbeam]

Bowl turned from a maple tree in our front yard that blew down last year. The background is the remnants of that tree.

http://70.85.10.106/loc17/172cf_bigbowl012w.jpg

http://70.85.10.106/loc26/dced2_bigbowl042w.jpg

First pic with 300D, 24-70L. Second pic with 300D, 85/1.8. No processing at all, not even crop.

Jim

[L Pagan]

nice pic what settings did you use on the first pic

[jim monroe]

Nice picture. I especially like the contrast of the very worked wood and the unworked original tree

[rickc]

Very nice! Keep em coming!

[BOBinsane]

no comment. (excellent!)

[jgbeam]

nice pic what settings did you use on the first pic

Thanks. 300D, 24-70L, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/320, 34mm, AWB

Jim

[marie]

that's beautiful

just happened to come across the post Jim
(was looking for the 'more' you mentioned on the 'train through the wall' shot):lol:

who's the champion who 'moulded' the beautiful bowl ?


I saw some like this at a craft fair last week
some cost one hundred and fifty euro's

was looking for a wedding gift for someone
nearly bought it
but didn't think they might appreciate the 'condition' of the wood pattern
which was here and there.. very small natural opening's on the side of the bowls
which is what made them so beautiful

lovely shot , especially with the tree in the background
marvellous to see both :cool:

[jgbeam]

Hi Marie,

The maple tree was a sentimental loss to my whole family. Our 5 children grew up playing in and around it - tree house, swing and lots of memories. We secretly had bowls made for each of them and surprised them with them this past Christmas. They were floored by the gifts. I also made an album to accompany each bowl with pictures of the downed tree and all the stages that led up to the finished bowl, including the woodturner taking the pieces of trunk. We also had the trunk of the tree sawn into boards to be made into furniture. Photos of the trunk being sawn are also in the album. The boards are now stacked on our porch and drying out until they are dry enough to be milled.

The bowl in the photo is not one of the five. That one is ours ;) . The photo does not do it justice, however. It is the most gorgeous wooden sculpture I have ever seen.

Thanks for looking. :)

Jim

[marie]

Hi Marie,

The maple tree was a sentimental loss to my whole family. Our 5 children grew up playing in and around it - tree house, swing and lots of memories. We secretly had bowls made for each of them and surprised them with them this past Christmas. They were floored by the gifts. I also made an album to accompany each bowl with pictures of the downed tree and all the stages that led up to the finished bowl, including the woodturner taking the pieces of trunk. We also had the trunk of the tree sawn into boards to be made into furniture. Photos of the trunk being sawn are also in the album. The boards are now stacked on our porch and drying out until they are dry enough to be milled.

The bowl in the photo is not one of the five. That one is ours ;) . The photo does not do it justice, however. It is the most gorgeous wooden sculpture I have ever seen.

Thanks for looking. :)

Jimthanks Jim
I'm not surprised the children were floored by those surprise gifts:cool:
it was a wonderful idea
they'll treasure them forever
even after they pass away:( those bowls will go on down to their children and on and on.
really wonderful idea from an old and well loved tree

I've actually cried (quietly mind :lol: ) seeing a favourite tree being chopped down
so I know how you all felt

listening to you and looking at your picture I wish I had got the other bowl as a gift for someone .
I was just on the verge of it . (love the feel of them)
but I knew it would not be the choice of others which I had to think of also

so I just took a 'calling card' of the name of the man who does this kind of work
not too far away.
about thirty miles

it's a beautiful idea
especially more so if the tree had such memories as you tell us about
really great.
and then the album as well:)

it's a lovely thought and gift for all the family to have forever

you will be long remembered yourself for doing it :)

[jgbeam]

I've actually cried (quietly mind ) seeing a favourite tree being chopped down
so I know how you all felt



It was a sad day when it went down but the bowls have been a nice reminder of the many years it stood in front of our house. Did you save any of your tree?

Jim

[marie]

It was a sad day when it went down but the bowls have been a nice reminder of the many years it stood in front of our house. Did you save any of your tree?

Jimno , the tree had grown too big (forty foot)
(eucalyptus) and I had it in a corner of the front garden
not a very large garden

the roots would have knocked down the small wall

I missed it (the tree)
never thought of doing what you done.

but I did plant two like in the back garden (bigger garden) ... after:confused:
(being evergreen they look lovely winter or summer)


two steps forward
one behind:lol:

[PhotosGuy]

That bowl was great idea! Some people here cut the tree off about 10' from the ground & sculpt it into animals.
http://thebearguy.homestead.com/THEBEARGUYSDEN.html
http://www.chainsaw-creations.com/Photo_Gallery.html

[marie]

That bowl was great idea! Some people here cut the tree off about 10' from the ground & sculpt it into animals.
http://thebearguy.homestead.com/THEBEARGUYSDEN.html
http://www.chainsaw-creations.com/Photo_Gallery.htmlthat's a cheap way to have an animal Frank :lol:

I cut a hedge like that for many many years
it's a dog
but I also have a dog:lol:
and as it's an evergreen hedge , which I can clip
it never needs a coat of paint
:lol:

they have to preserve those animals ?
and often?


as dead wood rots.... eventually....... outdoors ?


edit
few minutes later

:oops:
sorry

I know what you mean
it's living wood

but that's cruel ?

(to the living tree
whatever ....)


edit

I think I got it wrong again
you mean they take the top off the beautiful tree
and give the people a nice finished product of a wooden animal to perch on their lawns ? or the tree was dying anyway and ........... ?


oh I give up.
why not just either get a decent animal or monument
or whatever is the latest craving
and leave a tree to being a tree.

not sure what exactly is done
I thought maybe they stopped the branches from growing in some cases
(where the tree is positioned )
in order to get the stump of the tree into a shape and keep it that way




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[futza]

Hi, I just wanted to clarify that no healthy trees are harmed for use in creating my wood sculptures. Trees dying from disease or damaged from storms are the only ones I will carve.
Barry from Chainsaw Creations

[jgbeam]

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the roots would have knocked down the small wall


Well, I love stone walls, too. Something had to give. :)

[jgbeam]

That bowl was great idea! Some people here cut the tree off about 10' from the ground & sculpt it into animals.
http://thebearguy.homestead.com/THEBEARGUYSDEN.html
http://www.chainsaw-creations.com/Photo_Gallery.html

There is a guy around here who drives around with a wood bear standing up in the back of his pickup truck. :lol:

Jim

[jgbeam]

Hi, I just wanted to clarify that no healthy trees are harmed for use in creating my wood sculptures. Trees dying from disease or damaged from storms are the only ones I will carve.
Barry from Chainsaw Creations

That's a switch from the usual disclaimer that no animals were harmed.. :lol: :lol:

Jim

[marie]

Hi, I just wanted to clarify that no healthy trees are harmed for use in creating my wood sculptures. Trees dying from disease or damaged from storms are the only ones I will carve.
Barry from Chainsaw Creations



sorry about that
* I didn't know what I was talking about
still don't


welcome to the forum;)


*
(Frank quote above
"That bowl was great idea! Some people here cut the tree off about 10' from the ground & sculpt it into animals. " )

[MrChevy]

Beautiful woodworking Jim. These are 2 nice documentary shots. Excellent detail in the photos. Thank you for sharing.

[PhotosGuy]

Sorry marie, I should have said, "cut the dead or dying tree off". All the Ash trees in my neighborhood have been cut down. Looks pretty naked around here. :(

[marie]

Sorry marie, I should have said, "cut the dead or dying tree off". All the Ash trees in my neighborhood have been cut down.


Looks pretty naked around here. :(
:shock:

:lol:

that's ok Frank;)

maybe you should get Charlesu to go around there with his camera ?
anything naked :cool: he will address :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jgbeam]

Beautiful woodworking Jim. These are 2 nice documentary shots. Excellent detail in the photos. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, Ken. I couldn't miss with such beautiful objects to photograph. All the credit goes to the woodturner.

Jim

[rick barclay]

Really love that first shot. Great story behind it, too.

[charlesu]

Very cool....