Well, here it is. I've spent a long time slowly accumulating tools, blanks, reading Sawmill Creek, and watching videos, and I'm very excited to finally have something to show for it.

This bowl came from an old, old maple tree that had to be cut down because it was becoming a danger to nearby structures. The base was no less than 7' across -- it was a massive tree. I had absolutely NO idea what I was doing when I cut a few bowl blanks from it, so it's a miracle I actually have something to show for it!

It's 7 1/4" wide and 2.5" tall. The rim is about 1/4" thick. It was sanded to 180, finished with BLO, then buffed. I wasn't happy with the quality of the sanding that I was able to do by hand, so I'm going to look into power sanding for future pieces. Comments welcome!

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