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video for bowl B168


B168 --- $SOLD

diameter: 10"
height: 3"
shipping weight: 3lb 5oz (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) topped by 2 coats of clear flat enamel to take the shine off.

COMMENTS: Aside from the cracks (mentioned below), the chechem in view 1 is really terrific (highly chatoyant as you can see in the video) and the curly maple in view 3 is quite nice. This one is hefty and is a TERRIFIC looking bowl, particularly in the center.

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 chechem on the lower rim has a pair of adjacent cracks on the lower left side. The larger of them is obvious to the touch. This is not a stress fracture, it is an internal flaw in the wood --- it just happens sometimes since wood is an organic material and this piece of chechem is so spectacular that I would have used it even if I had known in advance that the cracks were there. The osage orange in the lower left also has a significant crack of the same kind. Again, these are wood characteristics, but still, I've dropped the price from $150 to $125 because of them.

LATER: I just noticed that there is a hairline stress separation all the way across the top of the middle section and down along its upper right slant. If you line it up just right you can even see through the hairline crack. This does not detract at all from the visual impact of the bowl but nonetheless, I've dropped the price further, to $95, because of it.

VARIOUS VIEWS:






the bottom view and the bowl blank