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C149 --- $SOLD --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below
diameter: 8"
height: 2 1/4"
finish: one application of natural stain then 3 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: aromatic red cedar
view 1: osage orange, bubinga, BOX
view 3: walnut over thick mahogany veneer over red oak over thick mahogany veneer over walnut, all backed by aromatic red cedar, western red cedar, BOX
view 4: padauk, ash thin, walnut veneer, ash thin, ebony veneer, ash thin, padauk veneer, ash thin, BOX
view 5: pine, elm, red oak, BOX
view 6: aromatic red cedar, obeche, thick mahogany veneer, walnut, BOX
view 7: padauk, cypress, pine, BOX
view 8: makore, bubinga, cowtree, BOX
BOX: bottom wedge coming off of view 1 is machiche and to its right is ash thin, mahogany veneer, ash thin, mahogany veneer, ash thin then a wedge of walnut. Lower left is a tiny sliver of red oak, then ? (striped brown wood), pine, then walnut sided by narra, then a little strip of pine sided by ? (might be cherry), then walnut veneer then a little strip of mahogany sided by curly mahogany then a larger rectangle of pine sided by curly mahogany, then walnut then pine then walnut, then the lamination of view 4
flaws/issues: The elm in view 5 has a crack. It doesn't appear to be a stress separation in the glued up bowl but rather a drying crack in the wood, but whatever it is, it is visible (see view 8a below) and very noticble to the touch.
The pine in view 7 has a crack that shows up as a dark line in the wood (see the orientation view above). There is a poor glue joint in the lower right side of the BOX and the Western red cedar in view 3 has a crack that only shows on the bottom of the bowl.
The aromatic red cedar in view 6 has a less than perfect glue join on the left side. This is noticeable both visually and to the touch, but you don't see it unless you look for it.
comments: Other than the two small cracks, which do not appreciable detract from the bowl, it's pretty nice, particularly if you like the sort of "jagged" look. The osage orange in view 1 is particularly nice, with some brownish streaking that gives it a nice golden color rather than the more normal bright yellow. The omega curves inside the rim of view 3 (see far side of view 8a below) are quite nice.
because of the flaws I have priced this one quite low.
views 8a and 1a
views 5d and 4b
view 1c as the bowl blank and then as the finished bowl