This bowl was from a log that Tom Tutor gave me. It was from his dooryard.
Log cut in half on bandsaw
Bowl blank cut from half log
While shaping the bowl, I ran into a metal object in the wood!
The discoloration in the wood was from the metal bit.
After trying to chisel it out and prying it out
It turned out to be a single nail
After cleaning up the hole, which went all the way through, I turned it into a feature …
… by filling the hole with turquoise/epoxy InLace
Finished with High Build Friction Polish (Walnut oil and shellac)
Here’s that pesky nail; it broke in two places as I extracted it.
