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Large Elm Burl Bowl by North House Instructor Lou Pignolet
- Item Number
- 121
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 395 USD to cl15e0626
- Number of Bids
- 8 - Bid History
Item Description
This lathe turned bowl is 18” in diameter, 4” in height, and has a wall thickness of 7/16”. The bowl was turned using handheld tools on a lathe from a rare large American elm burl. The burl came from a farm In Sandstone, MN. The wood shows a lot of bird’s eye and lace figuring, swirling dark growth rings around the pith of the tree (the bowl was turned end grain), mottled agate figuring, and radial curly rays in the light-colored cambium layer just below the striking dark bark edge. This is a stunning burl bowl. Visit Lou's website for additional details and images of the bowl.
Lou grew up in New Jersey and came to Minnesota in 1970, where he taught and did research as a chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. After 38 years he retired to Hovland, MN, to enjoy the wild nature of the North Shore. Lou and his wife have had a cabin in Hovland since 1980. He has always had an interest in woodworking and became inspired by the beautiful lathe-turned wooden bowls in Hawaii during a vacation in 2005. After taking a course in woodturning on a spring-pole lathe at North House in 2006, he set up a woodturning shop in Hovland and learned the craft by trial and error and advice from woodturners in Hawaii. Lou spends much of his time turning artistic bark-edged and unusually shaped bowls from local wood. His bowls combine the natural beauty of the wood with form and function. He participates in art shows and workshops on the North Shore and has established a reputation for making unique wooden bowls that are in high demand.
Lou recently appeared on WDSE's "Making it Up North" TV program. Watch the short piece on his wood turning story:
Item Special Note
The bowl will be shipped directly to the winning bidder at no additional cost.
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