HOW THEY ARE MADE AND OTHER INFO
BROWSE BOWLS BY PRICE, SIZE, STYLE, ETC
C144 --- $175.00 --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below
TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE WHILE BEING REFINISHED
this bowl is on hold while the finish is being reworked
TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE WHILE BEING REFINISHED
diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 2 1/2"
shipping weight: 2lb 15oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)
finish: one application of natural stain then 2 coats of high gloss spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)
WOODS USED: [SEE DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THIS SITE IF ANY OF THIS IS UNCLEAR]
base: sipo
view 1: redheart, zebrawood, basswood, BOX
view 2: buckthorn, cocobolo (very dark, almost black), holly veneer, redheart, BOX
view 3: silky oak, wenge, paela, BOX
view 4: paela over bocote over white oak, then granadilo, mottled sapele, BOX
view 5: walnut, tatajuba, bocote, BOX
view 6: canary over padauk veneer over canary, bocote, BOX
view 7: redheart, sycamore, redheart, BOX
view 8: tiny arc of aromatic red cedar, cocobolo (fancy grain), cocobolo (dark purple), yellowheart, BOX
BOX: from the bottom up the middle: paela, wenge, canary, ebony veneer, redheart, walnut veneer, maple veneer, padauk veneer, walnut veneer, mahogany(?). The lower slants are Douglas fir and above that is ebony veneer then wenge then ? (green-colored tulip poplar?) then ebony veneer, then to the left/right of the redheart is dark purple cocobolo and outside that is sycamore.
comments: Lots of excellent wood in this one, plus a pattern that I really like and a shape that works well for the woods. The inside of the rim is curved rather than straight like the outside. I consider this bowl to be outstanding; definitely among my very best.
The bocote in view 5 has a very poor grain pattern for the species but it was chosen because it has great ray flakes. Unfortunately, these barely show up on the top of the bowl although they are quite apparent on the bottom.
flaws/issues: there is a stress crack that shows up along the narrow outer edge of the sycamore in the upper right of the box and run up along the edge of the sapele in view 4. There is also a slight roughness (only to the touch, not visible) along the ebony veneer at the bottom of the box. Some of the woods have darkened or faded since these pics were taken many years ago but it is still a TERRIFIC looking bowl with very bold contrasting colors in the middle.
view 1c
views 3a and 6a
views 5d and 8b
view 1c, first as the bowl blank, then raw (fresh off the lathe), then with an application of natural stain, then as the finished bowl