diameter: 10"
height: 2 1/2"
shipping weight: 2lb 8oz (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: I really think the middle section is spectacular on this one. Not only are the woods excellent, but also it's one of those where the joints are such that I look at it and think "wait a minute ... how did I DO that???".
Really excellent woods throughout this bowl, with the single exception of the bocote on the left which is a relatively bland piece of that normally more interesting wood (it's still very pretty, just not up to the standards of bocote)
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 ... The maple thin under the Peruvian walnut on the bottom of the left side turned off somewhat raggedly at its ends and this is very visible on the bottom of the bowl.
the English brown oak in the lower right inside has a crack on the top but unless you catch the light just right, it's not noticeable. More importantly, the padauk piece on the left side of the middle has developed a stress fracture that is quite apparent on the top of the bowl and the entire left side of the box has shifted enough that you can feel it on both the top and the bottom. Because of this, I've dropped the price from $180 to $95. I HATE to do it on this bowl but I'm very strict about not selling flawed bowls for anything like what I would charge for them without the flaws. The bowl has now been sitting on the shelf for several years so further movement is very unlikely.
