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orientation view and a list of the woods --- the "woods used" pic can be enlarged


C138 --- $110.00

diameter: 8 1/2"
height: 2 1/4"
shipping weight: 2lb 2oz (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: The curly maple at the bottom looks better in reality than it does in the pics. There are several omega curves inside the rim. Aside from the unfortunate edge tearout, the lacewood at the top is very nice and there are a number of other excellent woods in this bowl. The flawed bocote at the top has ray flakes, which is the reason it was used in the rim.

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 lacewood at the top has a very noticeable edge flaw due to cross-grain tear-out inside the rim on the upper right. This was big enough that I had to smooth the edges with a Dremel tool, and the price is lower than it would otherwise be because of this obvious flaw.

The bocote at the top has a nifty change in grain pattern that is, unfortunately accompanied by a couple of dark areas (see pics below) that appear to be holes (but are actually solid).

The open-pore nature of red oak is well exemplified by the pieces in the middle of this bowl, in which the pores have just sucked up the finish like a straw with a thirsty teenager on the other end. This is not a flaw at all, but is an interesting characteristic of red oak. The padauk just above it also has little dots in the finish because of the open pore nature of padauk.

VARIOUS VIEWS:






the bowl blank and the finished bowl