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  1. 07-13-2009, 9:38 PM #1
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    Thank You for the Wood Gift

    My boss helped me cut down a silver maple in his yard last March. It had about 6 good sized burls on it. I finally finished a little thank you bowl for him and gave it to him today. The bowl measures about 100 in diameter and 4 inches tall. It's finished in about 6 layers of wipe on gloss poly and then two coats of spray gloss poly.

    One of these days I need to get a good photo set up...lol

    Your comments and critique is very much appreciated.

    TIA,

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  3. 07-13-2009, 9:40 PM #2
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    Bowl Description

    Forgot to mention that the bowl is less than 1/8" thick at the rim and about 1/4" thick at the bottom. Thanks again.
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  4. 07-13-2009, 10:33 PM #3
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    Very nice! I like the turned in rim a lot. All of the bark inclusions are really cool, it almost looks like inlay, I love the pattern it made.
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    Great looking bowl Ken! Very nice form and it looks really thin! The finish sure brings out the character in the piece! I am sure your boss loved the bowl! Very nice work!
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  6. 07-14-2009, 2:03 AM #5
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    Great wood and bowl! [Might wanna fix that number for diameter...]
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  7. 07-14-2009, 7:40 AM #6
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    Ooops

    Thanks Norm. I didn't even notice the 100 inch bowl.......wish I had a lathe that would do that....lol The bowl is approximately 10" (TEN) inches in diameter

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  8. 07-14-2009, 7:52 AM #7
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    Great bowl

    Ken, The shape and figure in the bowl works great with the bark inclusions as the gloss shows off everything. I think I like the shape the best, simple and elegant!

    Nice job,

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  9. 07-14-2009, 8:39 PM #8
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    Thanks for your replies. This the first time I tried a lip like this. I was curious how much I could change the profile with a bowl roughed to approximately 1" thickness.

    Thanks again,

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  10. 07-14-2009, 10:32 PM #9
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    Good looking bowl. Like the simple shape and finish.
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  11. 07-14-2009, 11:44 PM #10
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    Ken that turned out really nice and with a terrific shine.

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