A striking natural-edge bowl turned from a rare section of Bird’s-Eye Maple – a highly prized figure formed only when a tree grows under unusual stress, causing tiny swirling eyes throughout the grain. This piece keeps its wild, organic outline fully intact, flowing into a perfectly smooth, hand-turned inner bowl. The contrast between the clean interior and the rugged, bark-textured perimeter makes it as much a sculptural display piece as a functional form.
The surface is packed with dense bird’s-eye clusters, ripples and small natural voids that catch the light and shift in tone from soft cream to warm amber. Every inch of this bowl tells the story of the tree it came from – and no two pieces of Bird’s-Eye Maple ever look the same.
A true one-off.
Dimensions:
41 cm long
26 cm wide
5.5 cm deep
Wood: Bird’s-Eye Maple (Acer saccharum) – highly figured, natural edge
Watch the full video to see the creation of this piece.
A striking natural-edge bowl turned from a rare section of Bird’s-Eye Maple – a highly prized figure formed only when a tree grows under unusual stress, causing tiny swirling eyes throughout the grain. This piece keeps its wild, organic outline fully intact, flowing into a perfectly smooth, hand-turned inner bowl. The contrast between the clean interior and the rugged, bark-textured perimeter makes it as much a sculptural display piece as a functional form.
The surface is packed with dense bird’s-eye clusters, ripples and small natural voids that catch the light and shift in tone from soft cream to warm amber. Every inch of this bowl tells the story of the tree it came from – and no two pieces of Bird’s-Eye Maple ever look the same.
A true one-off.
Dimensions:
41 cm long
26 cm wide
5.5 cm deep
Wood: Bird’s-Eye Maple (Acer saccharum) – highly figured, natural edge
Watch the full video to see the creation of this piece.
