diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 3"
shipping weight: 2lb 5oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)
finish: one coat of natural stain then 6 coats of satin-finish spar polyurethane (with UV blocker) topped by 2 coats of clear flat enamel to take the shine off. Note that this enamel finish sometimes (including this bowl) has a weird effect on the pics without having a similar effect on the actual bowl. What happens is that the yellow woods become noticeably more yellow (again, in the pics, not on the bowl itself) and white woods take on a yellow tint. If I color-correct the white/yellow, then the reds and purples come out very wrong, so I leave the pics the way they are, but be aware that yellows in particular are slightly more yellow in the pics than in reality.
COMMENTS: The shedua in view 1 is absolutely gorgeous, and nicely chatoyant as well. The undercut rim is very well done and presents a nice smooth curve both over and under.
I ALWAYS POINT OUT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE COMMENTED ON. THESE ARE (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED) THINGS THAT DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE BEAUTY OF THE BOWL, BUT I WANT TO BE SURE I GIVE A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. SO ... The bad news on this one is that the black ash on the right inside has developed an obvious stress separation, as shown in the image directly below. You can both see it and feel it on the top and the bottom. Although this has little effect on the visual impact of the bowl, I really hate these separations and have priced the bowl very low because of it.
