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B249 --- $NOT AVAILABLE --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below
diameter: 8 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: mulberry
view 1: wenge, redheart, beech, BOX
view 2: Honduras rosewood, yellowheart, wenge, BOX
view 4: wenge, mahogany, BOX
view 5: shedua, ebony veneer, osage orange, curly maple, walnut, BOX
view 6: purpleheart, wenge, Honduras rosewood, BOX
view 8: padauk, walnut, basswood, wenge, BOX
BOX: pairs from the bottom up; redheart, narra, wenge, chechem sided by chechem, curly maple sided by ebony veneer then padauk. Outer wedges on left and right are maple.
flaws/issues: There was a tiny chip-out in the lower rim of the base and if you look closely you'll see a slight flattening of the rim where I sanded it down.
comments: Personally, I just love this one. The combination of contrasting, and beautiful, pieces of wood plus the graceful shape make it one of my favorites.
All of the maple pieces throughout this bowl show quartersawn faces with nice ray flakes, especially the pair in the BOX
views 5c and 7a
views 1c and 1d
view 1c as the bowl blank and then as the finished bowl