Twin walnut bowls

My boss’s parents had  a walnut tree that got struck by lightening.  He asked if I wanted any of the wood.  After I wiped a little drool off my chin, I said yes and made the customary deal:  “you give me wood and I’ll give you a bowl”.  Since this is my boss we’re talking about, I ended up making him two bowls, one from each side of the same log.  He can pick one of the two to keep, then give the other one to his parents.  Guess he could also keep them both and tell his parents I welshed on a deal.  I’d never know…  Anyway, here are the two that came out.  Both are about 10 inches around, or so.

Walnut trees have a blonde color around the outer part of the tree (aka sap wood) and the deep brown color in the middle (aka heart wood). For this piece, there seemed to be some confusion going on about what color the different parts should be. very unexpected!
Walnut trees have a blonde color around the outer part of the tree (aka sap wood) and the deep brown color in the middle (aka heart wood). For this piece, there seemed to be some confusion going on about what color the different parts should be. very unexpected!
top view of the first bowl.
top view of the first bowl.
This kind of coloration for walnut seems pretty uncommon, at least to me. Usually, the transition between the light part of the tree and the dark part is much more immediate.
This kind of coloration for walnut seems pretty uncommon, at least to me. Usually, the transition between the light part of the tree and the dark part is much more immediate.
This bowl is shallow, only about three inches tall.
This bowl is shallow, only about three inches tall.

 

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