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orientation view and a list of the woods; the "woods used" image can be enlarged
C151 --- $35.00
diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 3"
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)
comments: The knot in the fir on the left looks good, as I expected it to, but it caused me to say many bad words while this bowl was on the lathe, because it kept wanting to create chip-out at the end of the piece. I finally threatened it with a razor-sharp finger gouge and it calmed down.
The redheart at the bottom is sapwood, but a particularly pleasant pink color as sometimes happens with redheart --- contrast it with the very nice heartwood piece in the upper right. They both look great, but they hardly look like the same wood.
The canary in the upper right mostly got turned off but as you can see from what's left, it's a terrific piece.
This one was turned such that the under-rim flows directly into the base, creating a very pleasing overall curve for the entire bottom of the bowl. This is one of my thicker ones and the undercut rim is quite deep, which also adds to making the overall curvature very nice.
flaws/issues: There is stress separation along the right side of the glue joint of the maple veneer at the bottom of the middle and continuing upwards from the right corner of the veneer along the inner edge of the padauk at the right. It's not particularly noticeable visually but the separation along the padauk is quite obvious to the touch, particularly on the under-side of the bowl. It does not detract significantly from the beauty of the bowl but it IS a significant separation, so I have reduced the price to clearance.
The redheart at the upper right has faded noticeably since these pics were taken many years ago.
VARIOUS VIEWS:
the bowl blank and the finished bowl