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orientation view and a list of the woods; the "woods used" image can be enlarged


C225 --- $95.00 --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below

diameter: 9"
height: 2 1/2"
shipping weight: 2lb 4oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)

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

comments: I really like the middle on this one, but I have to say that I'm not as happy with the way the thick piece of padauk in the upper left seems to be not properly balanced, visually, by the walnut and mulberry in the upper right; the upper part of the bowl just has an unbalanced look to me, although only when viewed from above. Fortunately, the striking visual impact of the BOX pretty much makes up for it.

flaws/issues: The lower point of joining of the two pieces of mahogany at the bottom middle has a chip-out that I have smoothed out but it remain QUITE visible and is definitely a flaw. Although it hardly shows up in the pics below, when you catch it just right in the light, it's blatant.

The worm holes in the spalted elm in the upper left are not flaw; I chose that piece on purpose for the spalting and I consider the wormholes to be "character", not a flaw.

There is a hairline separation at the lower left side of the middle. The curly maple pieces are now slightly more yellow than white and the padauk in the upper left has faded somewhat to a red-brown.

VARIOUS VIEWS:






the bowl blank and the finished bowl