HOW THEY ARE MADE AND OTHER INFO
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orientation view and a list of the woods; the "woods used" image can be enlarged
N016 --- $75.00 --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below
diameter: 10"
height: 2 3/8"
shipping weight: 2lb 6oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)
finish: one application of natural stain then 3 coats of high gloss spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)
comments: The shape of this one is, to my mind, just outstanding. The graceful curve of the rim is complemented nicely by the corresponding undercut from the bottom, all of which combines to give the laminated wood a wonderful curvature. LOTS of excellent wood in this on and the bocote at the top is particularly good both in grain pattern and in the way the shape turned out: the choice of paele to go in front of it works beautifully.
The purpleheart pieces on the left show a nice contrast of the kinds of color you get in purpleheart. The inner piece is a vibrant purple with no chatoyancy and the outer piece is a lighter color but it IS chatoyant.
flaws/issues: In the lower left of the middle, there is a very slight indentation. I don't remember knocking this into anything, but I have to believe I did, since it is clearly a dent. It IS very minor, but as always, I try to point out anything I see that could be considered a flaw. There has been some color fading and darkening since the bowl was made, many years ago, sadly including the bocote at the bottom which is now less of a standout than it started off as.
A more significant flaw is that the cocobolo at the very top of the middle has developed a hairline stress separation from the canary above it and has pulled that canary enough to cause a small, short, crack along the bottom edge.
The prima vera on the right side of the middle as a tiny hairline separation that is hardly visible and just noticeable to the fingernail.
The price reflects these issues
VARIOUS VIEWS:
the bowl blank, then raw (fresh off the lathe), then with an application of natural stain, then as the finished bowl