Monkey Puzzle

[Ian]

I am new around these parts, but thought I would share a couple of unusual pieces I was working on. They are a 'pair' of Monkey Puzzle bowls, 18 inches in diameter, approx 5 inches deep.

 

 

 

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Ian

[Grass hopper]

Hi Ian really nice work , they look great.

[martwizz]

That's got a wonderful grain! Was it a particularly easy/difficult wood to turn?

[bobh]

Really nice, I get the monkey puzzle thing now.

Here's the one that didn't link properly, the best IMO :thumbup:

 

[nepia]

Nice spalting Ian - quite advanced I think!. In the first pics the wood seems to have a pink hue: is that just the pics or an unusual colouration?

Edited January 5, 2013 by nepia
Clarifying which post I was replying to!

[Treemoose]

Those are quality

[Ian Leach]

Looking good

[Ian]

Hi Ian really nice work , they look great.

 

Thanks

 

That's got a wonderful grain! Was it a particularly easy/difficult wood to turn?

 

They are OK to turn if you have some experience turning, not for a beginner. The main timber is a bit like butter to turn, but the branches are very very hard; therefore you get the contrast of hard and soft as you turn.

 

Really nice, I get the monkey puzzle thing now.

Here's the one that didn't link properly, the best IMO :thumbup:

 

Thanks, hit the wrong key! They is a lot of wastage in selecting the right logs to get the pattern.

 

Nice spalting Ian - quite advanced I think!. In the first pics the wood seems to have a pink hue: is that just the pics or an unusual colouration?

 

Thanks, It had started in one of the logs. Interestingly they both came from the same tree, one was just closer to the cut end. The wood does have a slightly pink hue, but this is exaggerated by my dodgy camera skills!

 

Those are quality

 

Looking good

 

Cheers.

 

Ian

[treesnatcher]

i have some nice rings up to about 30 inches. been down couple of months all cut between whorls. I was wondering if it would be possible to take a slice through the middle of the whorl and turn it into a coffee table.

[Pat Ferrett]

I always thought bowls turned this way were prone to falling in half!