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Bowl 20 in my 100 wooden bowls in 100 days challenge

Well it’s been almost a month since my last post and there has been a huge delay in my 100 bowls challenge. Unfortunately I re-injured my forearm. I was in a car accident in 2005 and as a result of that accident I have a metal plate in my left forearm. From time to time the …

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Bowl 19 of the 100 wooden bowls in 100 days challenge

  Here is bowl #19. This is a small Blister Maple wood bowl. Whatever direction you move this bowl in the light you get to see more of the figure and it has a holographic effect or chatoyant effect on your eyes. This is an incredible small wooden bowl. The bowl is approximately 5 1/2 …

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Bowl 18 of my 100 wooden bowls in 100 day challenge

  This is wooden bowl number 18 in my challenge to make 100 wooden bowls in 100 days. This bowl was turned from a rectangular piece of Birch Burl. The bowl is approximately 8 3/4 inches long x 4 1/2 inches wide and stands 1 5/8 inches high. The round bowl in the center is approximately …

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Bowl 17 of my 100 wooden bowls in 100 days challenge

This beautiful bowl is #17 in my 100 wooden bowl challenge. This is a 12 inch natural edge Maple Burl wood bowl. It could also be called a winged bowl or a live edge bowl. The flat rim or wings were turned to 1/8 inch in thickness and stick out from the bowl about 2 …

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Bowls 14, 15 and 16 off 100 wooden bowls in 100 days challenge

Well I got started again last week on posting my 100 wooden bowls in 100 days challenge and wouldn’t you know it I hurt myself. I was working on a natural edge bowl and cut the inside of my thumb pretty badly. It wasn’t really a turning accident because I had stopped the lathe to …

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Bowl 13 in my 100 bowls in 100 days challenge

  This is bowl #13 in my 100 bowl challenge. This is a shallow Curly Maple wood bowl that has a rim that has been dyed green and then I’ve added a little carving to it. The bowl is 10 1/2 inches x 1 1/2 inches high. This wooden bowls rim is 1 1/2 inches …

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