Elm bowl, 21 cm

Description

Elm is an unusual tree these days, due to the damage caused by Dutch elm disease many years ago. One of the few remaining local trees fell in a storm in early 2022, and I was fortunate to acquire some of the timber. I turned a series of bowls from it. The wood has a rich dark colour, with contrasting pale sapwood. This bowl shows patches of the sapwood on the inside and outside, and also has a number of small knots. As is usually the case, the knots have small fissures. This is a striking piece that could be used as a fruit bowl.