Turned
Wood Bowls
Turned
Wood Bowls were being created dating
back to before 300 B.C. Ancient Egyptian
and Indian Turned Wood Bowls were created
on hand powered wood lathes, sometimes
two or more people were required to operate
them. Designs back then were practical
rather than ornamental therefore some
of the early Turned Wood Bowls were very
plain but served an integral purpose in
the life of early crafters, it was later
on that Turned Wood Bowls became ornamental,
using bits of bone, ivory, gems, stones,
and berries to decorate and color the
turnings. Modern day woodturnings use
different woods for color and design,
inlays of turquoise and silver don the
most modern Turned Wood Bowls sold as
art.
Today modern and automatic lathes create
Turned Wood Bowls, but none with the artistic
flare and care that you can find right
here.
While Turned Wood Bowls
began as being practical items for general
household uses, today they are mostly
ornamental pieces. Many different types
are available; the most popular are turned
bowls from different exotic hardwoods,
with natural imperfections. These unique
pieces of turned wood art can command
price tags into the thousands.
Thinking of a Turned
Wood Bowl as a gift? Then you have
come to the right place! Common uses for
Turned Wood Bowls are, displayed art,
table dressing, fruit bowls, planters,
candy dishes, and much, much more.
Though pieces are unique, size, shape,
and turquoise designs can be similar to
other wood products and therefore we can
custom design a wood turned bowl to fit
a specific motif in your gallery or home.
Most wood turners have given up or succumbed
to automation. To find a real person behind
a simple lathe creating a wood turned
bowl without a computer operated lathe
is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Chris Zema is one of the few woodturners
with the gift of creating unique Turned
Wood Bowls by hand. His eye for material
and natural inlay techniques separate
him from the pack. Using natures cues
to create the bowls allow for the wood
to be structurally sound for many years
to come.
When buying your turned wood bowl
from www.the-woodtuner.com,
not only will you have one of nature's
most unique forms of art, but your new
wood turned bowl will be crafted by one
of the few artists still performing this
craft by hand and heart.
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