Yellow Birch Burl Bowl-Studio Tour Demonstrations

 

 

Demonstrations by the artist are an important part of the Muskoka Autumn Studio Tour and visitors enjoy the behind-the-scenes look at the process of making bowls and platters.

 

This year Brian turned a yellow birch burl on his lathe.  There were many questions about how Brian finds the burls, how he decides on the shape, and the steps that go into the turning, sanding and finishing of the bowl.

This yellow birch bowl is one of the 300 burls which Brian received in September that were saved from the scrapheap at a local sawmill.  This was described in a previous post 300 burls.  Brian is pleased with this bowl, which has distinctive figuring, colour variations and a live bark edge.  The art of woodturning takes a discarded and gnarled piece of wood and reveals its unexpected natural beauty.

 

Summit Centre Exhibit: Maple Burl Bowl

The art of woodturning begins with a special piece of wood, with the most rare and prized being a burl. A burl is an irregular growth on the side of a tree, characterized by unique and intricate patterns and grain.

Brian was given this maple burl from his sister who has a farm in Wingham. The discarded knob from a dead tree has a new life as a bowl, with unexpected beauty, colour variations and a live bark edge.

Maple Burl Bowl

For more information about the Artists of the Limberlost Exhibit at the Huntsville Summit Centre until April 15:

http://www.artistsofthelimberlost.ca/press.html?todo=viewnews&newsid=93