Many of you have probably noted the boxes of mesquite that Robert McGowen has been selling over on the classifieds forum. I bought one of the boxes and this is the first finished piece from the assortment he sent.
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Although this is not my first winged bowl, it is my first incorporating the form of the log. There are some things I'll do differently next time, mostly related to subtle design issues. For example, there was some beautiful feather grain in the crotch pattern, most of which ended up as mulch in my garden. Next time I'll make the bowl smaller relative to the log to keep more of that figure in the piece.

This was my first time turning green mesquite. I found it to be very forgiving and a lot of fun to turn (except the part where I hit the worm in the sapwood).
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Comments/critiques welcomed.

Cheers!

Don