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C177 --- $95.00 --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below

diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 2 1/2"

finish: 10 thin coats of satin-finish spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)

WOODS USED: [SEE DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THIS SITE IF ANY OF THIS IS UNCLEAR]

base: chechem

view 1: partridgewood, yellowheart, curly maple, cocobolo, BOX

view 2: billy webb wood

view 3: zebrawood, leopardwood, purpleheart, BOX

view 4: snakewood backed by padauk and both over paela,

view 5: Honduras rosewood, Douglas fir over cypress, cumaru, machiche, chechem, BOX

view 6: partridgewood

view 7: sapele, Honduras rosewood, black ash, shedua, BOX

view 8: padauk

BOX: all cocobolo

flaws/issues: the underside of the cumaru in view 5 has a small indentation where the piece was not turned down completely --- careless on my part to take it off the lathe without noticing that, but it is extremely minor.

A slight stress separation has developed at the leopardwood/purpleheart joint in view 3 and a sest of even smaller stress-induced cracks has developed along the top of the machiche in view 5 where it joins the chechem. Because of the stress-induced flaws, I've reduced the price on this one from $125 to $95.

comments: compare the very light-colored partridgewood in view 6 with the normal dark-colored piece in view 1 (differnt species, same common name)

The purpleheart in view 3 and the shedua in view 7 are both nicely chatoyant.

The Douglas fir in view 5 and the partridgewood in view 1 both have very nice pronounced grain patterns (common for both species, but very nice nonetheless)

The chechem base is particularly nice on this one --- see closeup pic below

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views 5c and 7c


views 1d and 8b


closeup of the chechem base

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view 1c as the bowl blank and then as the finished bowl