Willow Bowl

This lump of willow that had been hanging around on the terrace since Dec 2013 was beginning to get in the way.

So I hacked a lump off with the chainsaw saw.

Chucked it on the lathe.

Smoothed the outside.

Then the inside.

And ended up with a very nice bowl with some unusual grain patterns that I was not expecting from willow.

But because a lump of wood that big takes a lot longer than 15 months to dry it has subsequently moved a bit since I brought it indoors.

So long as it does not split I think that any slight movement just adds to the character.