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  1. 06-23-2008, 6:19 PM #1
    Ben Gastfriend
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    Spalted [Insert Name of Wood Here] Bowl

    I was able to finish this one up today. Bought the wood at the woodworking store down the street. Don't know what the wood is, all I know is that it is nice, and spalted, with a bunch of wormholes. Can anybody help me out with the type of wood?

    6"x3". Sanded to 600. Finished with carnuba.
    Comments and critiques welcome.
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  3. 06-23-2008, 6:23 PM #2
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    I can't help you with the wood ID, but it's very pretty and a nice looking bowl!
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  4. 06-23-2008, 6:31 PM #3
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    Ben - really nice looking bowl! Great form - beautiful wood! My guess would be Ambrosia Maple - just because of the markings. No matter what it is - you did a really nice job on the bowl! Keep it up - looking forward to your next one!
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  5. 06-23-2008, 6:47 PM #4
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    Nice bowl with wicked good spalt. Looking at the grain in the pic of the bottom I would say your bowl is Sycamore.

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  6. 06-23-2008, 7:13 PM #5
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    thats definatley ambrosia maple. the worms make the colors. if you look at the spot inside the dark ring, on the right in the second picture, you can see that shimmery grain pattern that is distinctive of maple
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  7. 06-23-2008, 7:42 PM #6
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    Nice looking bowl Ben, I would say maple also

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  8. 06-23-2008, 7:46 PM #7
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    Ben,
    It might be sycamore...there is a syc like grain pattern in the black spalted oval on one side of the bowl.

    Nice bowl by the way...
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  9. 06-23-2008, 7:53 PM #8
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    Good Looking Bowl I Would Say Holly.
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  10. 06-23-2008, 8:18 PM #9
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    Ben another great bowl, sure like your work...Bruce
    PS sorry can't help on the wood type....just looks great.
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  11. 06-23-2008, 8:27 PM #10
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    Beautiful bowl Ben. I've got some maple sitting around to season. I'm hoping I get color like yours. Great stuff.

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  12. 06-23-2008, 8:58 PM #11
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    Nice bowl!
    It looks like Hackberry to me.
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  13. 06-23-2008, 9:28 PM #12
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    I see medullary rays where the spalting forms a circle -- my vote is sycamore.
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  14. 06-23-2008, 10:34 PM #13
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    Another vote for hackberry.
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  15. 06-23-2008, 10:40 PM #14
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    Nice looking bowl. Looks like Spalted Maple to me also. Here is a pic of a bowl I did a few years ago. Thepics not that great but I think you can see the similarities.
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  16. 06-23-2008, 10:47 PM #15
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    No help on the wood, but it is a very nice bowl. I like the upward slope of the rim.
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