Throw away wood piece

[Randy]

Beautiful wood and great job! I have done one a hand carved bowl from walnut. One was enough. Turnded out well but not something I would carve again for pleasure.

[chaboinken]

Great piece of wood there ,great job you should b proud it,cheers.

[Merle Rice]

Hi Di, you are one Talented Lady to take a piece of wood and save it from the Scrap Pile and turn it into a Beautiful piece of Art that will be Cherished for years to come. Merle

[DiLeon]

Beautiful wood and great job! I have done one a hand carved bowl from walnut. One was enough. Turnded out well but not something I would carve again for pleasure.

I agree.....it is whole different ball game. Some people love doing this kind of work....but I am think perhaps I am not it. LOL

[DiLeon]

Great piece of wood there ,great job you should b proud it,cheers.

Thanks for the support.

[DiLeon]

Hi Di, you are one Talented Lady to take a piece of wood and save it from the Scrap Pile and turn it into a Beautiful piece of Art that will be Cherished for years to come. Merle

Thank Merle.....I hate it when they go burn that kind of wood.....but there is a price to be paid by digging it out. I love the color on this one.

[Just Carving]

Great work Di! You should be proud. I have seen bowls with carved letters--usually sayings both religious and non. I'm sure you could incorporate Hawaiian folklore and/or sayings into your work. I can understand about koa becoming harder to get. But enjoy it while it lasts. And if you're worried about the dust hazards, maybe you can switch to another wood. Can you do glue-ups of pine? If you were turning on a lathe, it could become dicey. But since you're carving the bowls by hand, you can mix woods for different color/pattern effects.

Again, Great work! I always appreciate the hidden treasures nature gives us in what appears to be the ugliest pieces of wood.

Bob L

[uvawyo]

It is beautiful, Dileon!

[JJF]

Beautiful piece

[squbrigg]

Stunning wood grain in that piece. Great job on the carving and finishing.

[Nomad]

Great piece of wood and beautiful work! It's gorgeous!