HOW THEY ARE MADE AND OTHER INFO
BROWSE BOWLS BY PRICE, SIZE, STYLE, ETC
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N59 --- $SOLD --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below
diameter: 9 1/4"
height: 2 1/2"
finish: an application of natural stain and then 3 coats of high gloss spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)
WOODS USED: [SEE DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THIS SITE IF ANY OF THIS IS UNCLEAR]
base: American black walnut
view 1: cocobolo, canary, padauk, BOX
view 2: fir
view 3: chechem, prima vera, machiche, BOX
view 4: afrormosia
view 5: curly red maple, curly red maple again, canary (very colorful), padauk veneer, canary (slightly less colorful), BOX
view 6: afrormosia
view 7: cowtree, zircote over paela, walnut, BOX
view 8: redheart
BOX: on the bottom is prima vera, on the top is cocobolo and on both sides is white limba. In the lower middle is cocobolo over purpleheart sided by cocobolo over pine sided by tatajuba over purpleheart. In the upper middle is canary over aromatic red cedar, both sided by bloodwood.
flaws/issues: the limba in the right side of the box has a wormhole --- this piece was used specifically because of the color streak accompanying the wormhole.
comments: The chechem in view 3 has a really nifty two-tone pattern and is quite chatoyant. Generally excellent woods throughout this one.
views 3c and 5c
views 1d and 7b
the chechem in view 3 has a very interesting light/dark contrast and the light section is highly chatoyant
view 1c as the bowl blank then as the finished bowl