Cherry bowl (with nail)


This bowl was from a log that Tom Tutor gave me. It was from his dooryard.

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Bowl blank cut from half logIMG_4430While shaping the bowl, I ran into a metal object in the wood!
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The discoloration in the wood was from the metal bit.IMG_4442

After trying to chisel it out and prying it outIMG_4443 IMG_4445

It turned out to be a single nail
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After cleaning up the hole, which went all the way through, I turned it into a feature …
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… by filling the hole with turquoise/epoxy InLace
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Finished with High Build Friction Polish (Walnut oil and shellac)
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Here’s that pesky nail; it broke in two places as I extracted it.

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