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orientation view and the woods used: the "woods used" image can be enlarged



video for bowl C177
note that the thumbnail of this video and the
still pics on this page are all old and the colors
have changed to what you now see in the video



C177 --- $95.00

diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 2 1/2"
shipping weight: 2lb 14oz (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: compare the very light-colored panga panga in the upper left rim with the normal dark-colored piece at the bottom (different species, same common name)

The purpleheart to the right of center and the shedua on the left of the rim are both nicely chatoyant. The Douglas fir at the top and the panga panga at the bottom 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

flaws/issues: the underside of the cumaru at the top 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 on the right and a set of even smaller stress-induced cracks has developed along the top of the machiche at the top where it joins the chechem. Because of the stress-induced flaws, I've reduced the price on this one from $125 to $95. Also, I note that the purpleheart on the right middle is no longer quite as vibrant as it is shown here (it still has terrific chatoyance but the color is more subdued). The cocobolo in the middle has darkened, and the padauk in the lower left, which was a weak-colored piece to start with, has faded to brown. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE COLORS AS THEY ARE NOW



VARIOUS VIEWS:






closeup of the chechem base




the bowl blank and then as the finished bowl. Note that on the bowl blank there are two woods labled "part" for "partridgewood". This was a nomenclature mistake. The wood is panga panga and is so shown on the "woods used" image at the top of the page.