🛠️ A Handcrafted Beech Bowl with Character
Elevate your home decor with this hand-turned Irish Beech bowl—a functional centerpiece perfect for fruit display, or simply drawing admiring eyes from across the room. The generous undercut rim adds elegance and a sense of movement, naturally drawing your gaze into the bowl’s flowing form.
 
🌳 A Bowl with a Story – Sourced from Killarney, Co. Kerry
This bowl began its journey in Beaufort, just outside Killarney, where a mature Beech tree was felled by storms in 2017. I harvested the wood myself—lifting each moisture-heavy blank by hand across a boggy field and over a ditch to reach my van. That effort lives in every curve of this piece.
 
🌿 The Beauty of Natural Beech Grain
Irish Beech is known for its subtle grain patterns, but this particular bowl features striking directional swirls and tonal variation that reflect the tree’s unique life. Coated with several black undercoats, resanded and then subtle applications of midnight blue and honey yellow dyes.
 
🛠️ Character Preserved – with a bit of work
Unfortunately, this bowl developed some cracks during the drying process and rather than discarding it, I thought I would experiment instead. I have long wanted to colour Beech just to see what would happen and instead of a pitch black bowl, you will see the subtle shades of honey and midnight blue I added when close to the bowl. Something different, something unique perhaps.
 
I filled and tried to stabilise the cracks with Milliput but they are visible upon close inspection. I recommend that this bowl be kept away from water but it can be used for fruit display due to the foodsafe finishes I applied.
 
🛠️ Finish, Function, and Food Safety
The bowl is sanded silky smooth and finished with 2 coats of Osmo food-safe oil, making it practical for display use with little to no maintenance. Whether you choose to use it for fruit or simply display it, the colour will draw your eye and your house guests will be suitably impressed,
 
I’ve applied a discount in the hope that someone will appreciate and give this piece a good home. It is Handmade and Irish so what can be better than that?
 
📏 Dimensions & Weight
Diameter: 318 mm / 12 1/2 inches
Height: 85 mm / 3 3/8 inches approx
Weight (unboxed): 1.040 kg
 
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