Well, I finally got back out to the shop after being “on tour” recently and I got a chance to turn this lovely little Lacewood bowl. I chose a piece of Lacewood that I had sitting here on the bench for the past little while. Perhaps you remember back about a mouth ago when I had a small piece of Lacewood and turned a candle holder as a ‘practice’ piece before turning a bowl out of this wood.
![A Lovely Little Lacewood Bowl](http://ravenview.com/wp-content/uploads/07_04_08_a_lovely_little_lacewood_bowl_01-1.jpg)
The bowl is 5.5″ in diameter and 2″ tall. It is finished with the EEE Ultrashine and ShellaWax combo.
Even though I’m quite happy with the final result I doubt if I will rush out to purchase any more Lacewood bowl blanks any time soon. Unlike the candle holder I found turning this bowl a real challenge since the wood seemed very brittle which caused finishing issues with the end grain. I can assure you that it was much larger in diameter when I started! 🙂
Here are some more photos:
![A Lovely Little Lacewood Bowl](http://ravenview.com/wp-content/uploads/07_04_08_a_lovely_little_lacewood_bowl_02-1.jpg)
![A Lovely Little Lacewood Bowl](http://ravenview.com/wp-content/uploads/07_04_08_a_lovely_little_lacewood_bowl_03-1.jpg)
![A Lovely Little Lacewood Bowl](http://ravenview.com/wp-content/uploads/07_04_08_a_lovely_little_lacewood_bowl_04-1.jpg)
Back to the shop…