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orientation view and a list of the woods; the "woods used" image can be enlarged


N099 --- $75.00

diameter: 9 1/2"
height: 3"
shipping weight: 2lb 12oz (when asking about shipping costs, please don't forget to give me your zip code)

finish: Originally finished with one application of natural stain then 4 coats of high gloss spar polyurethane (with UV blocker), this bowl had such a poor finish that I stripped it, lightly returned it, and then applied 10 thin coats of satin-finish spar polyurethane (with UV blocker) and it now looks just fine.

comments: The canary at the top is nicely chatoyant --- fairly rare for canary. The cowtree in the lower left is also chatoyant. The cocobolo at the left is a beautiful deep red with black grain lines; extremely dark for the species.

flaws/issues: the osage orange at the bottom has a crack that shows as a dark streak (it does not FEEL like a crack). LATER: the aromatic red cedar pieces have faded and the lower, short, edge of the mahogany in the bottom has developed a stress separation which is not very visible but which is quite obvious to the touch. Because of it I have reduced the price from $110 to $75 (I HATE these separations even when they do not detract from the beauty of the bowl)

VARIOUS VIEWS:


the complicated lamination at the front of the left pic is described in "NOTE 1" in the "woods used" image






the bowl blank and the finished bowl