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B161 --- $95.00

diameter: 10"
height: 2 1/2"
shipping weight: 2lb 12oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)

finish: one application of natural stain then 3 coats of high gloss spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)

COMMENTS: nice pattern in the middle (my opinion, obviously), very nice wood throughout, and a pleasant shape, with the angled rim and the nicely sloping center.

The cocobolo in on the left side has one of those really nifty color changes, but unfortunately it's on the bottom of the rim instead of the top (where it would show off to greater effect).

I ALWAYS POINT OUT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE COMMENTED ON. THESE ARE (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED) THINGS THAT DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE BEAUTY OF THE BOWL, BUT I WANT TO BE SURE I GIVE A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. SO ... An extremely minor point on this one is that I left the very center just slightly lower than the rest of the inside, so that you feel a tiny dip in the surface level at the center as you run your finger over the inside bottom.

There is a hairline separation all around the upper surface on the upper, lower, and right sides of the middle. It is thickest on the right side where it is both visible and noticeable to the touch. The rest of it is less noticeable and nowhere does it go all the way through to the bottom. Still, it is a separation flaw and I have reduced the price of the bowl from $155 to $95 because of it.

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