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Bowl 8 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  The bowl pictured above is bowl #8 in my 100 bowls in 100 days challenge. This is a shallow 7 inch wooden bowl made from Curly Maple. You can read more about this bowl on my website. I believe that this wood bowl was the 5th bowl taken from that particular block of wood. …

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Collaboration with Becca Bowl 7 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  I have long admired the woodturning artists who add pyrography (fancy word for wood burning) to their pieces and I’ve wanted to try something with pyrography on some of my pieces for a while now. The inspiration for this piece came from a challenge from the President of our local woodturning club, Peter Walen. …

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Bowl 6 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  This is the sixth bowl in my 100 bowls in 100 days odyssey. This wooden cherry bowl is 8 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches high. I love the color and grain lines of cherry. A bonus for me is that the cherry has a pleasant smell to it and leaves my shop smelling …

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Bowl 5 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  This is bowl #5 in my quest to turn 100 bowls in 100 days and it’s a wonderful Walnut Burl wooden bowl that was hand turned here in Maine. I’ve turned a lot of Walnut Burl but I can’t remember coming across a piece as highly figured as this. This bowl has burl patterns …

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Bowl 4 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  Bowl 4 in my series of 100 bowls in 100 days challenge is just a little wooden bowl. The bowl is 5 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 1/4 inches high. The bowl was turned from a Cedar Burl and is the sixth bowl that I have gotten from that burl. This bowl maybe …

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Bowl 3 of 100 bowls in 100 days

  This is bowl number 3 of the 100 bowls in 100 days challenge. Today’s bowl is a commission for a wedding present. Thank you LW of New Hampshire for allowing me to make this bowl for the special couple. This Spalted Curly Maple wooden salad bowl is 17 inches in diameter and 6 inches …

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