Part 2

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Sean Troy

>Beautiful work, I could tell it was yours before I even looked at the name. Keep up the fine work or fun as I call it. Sean

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John Lucas

>Mike

I like it. I like rims that are undercut slightly. It makes them user friendly. Things tend to fall back on the spoon as you scoop or if you use you hands on smaller bowls the nuts or something are easily grasped.

I like the shadow line it creates around the rim as well. John

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Barry Turner

>Beautiful grain pattern. I kinda like the rim profile.......I've used it a few times. Very nice bowl.

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-e-

>i love the uniqueness of the rim -- however -- (don't you just love 'howevers'?)

if this bowl is going to be a utilitarian piece, the rim will not hold up to use, especially being tulip poplar -- it will ding, dent, and chip off -- this i know from experience and having test-driiven a similar bowl, and having a heavy-hand in the kitchen.

hopefully you'll sell this bowl as a decorative piece.

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Thank you. I don't see any of the bowls I've been making lately as being utilitarian. After making the last batch of Christmas gift salad bowls all of the roughs I had remaining that were dry were bound to be decorative type bowls. I seem to enjoy making them more as well.

Besides, I can't imagine an 18" wide bowl being filled up with salad. Who's family is that big these days?

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e

>crab season starts soon !!! big crabs!!!

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John Lucas

>Mike

I'm working on a salad bowl that will be around 14 to 16 inches. It's going to be sitting on a stand that lookes like a Windsor stool. I hope to have it ready to photograph by the end of the week. Oops I forgot this is homecoming week. Will be working a lot of hours. Well maybe it will be ready to photograph next week.

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Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>I like it! The figure in that wood really gives that bowl movement and interest. Cool!

Tommy

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Wayne Allen - Carson City. Nevada

>Mike -- The whole piece is beautiful, especially the rim. I sure wouldn't change it. P.S. --- Where in the world did you get a piece of poplar that big? If the finished piece is 18", you must have started with a piece of poplar about 19-20" in dia. By the way how deep is it? Also, how big and what style did you do the foot? How about a side shot photo and also a shot of the foot? Again, nice work--- Wayne

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Thanks Wayne. That poplar tree was almost 40" in diameter, and it came from a historic piece of property in Southern Maryland in Charles County. I actually drove 90 minutes each way for it, even though the woods behind my house is filled with poplars - none that big. A bunch of fishing buddies helped me cut it up this past winter. I have 6 more chunks big enough for 20" bowls. The piece is 4" tall and the foot has a lot of detail with a reverse ogee profile to it. I'll try to snap a pic for you later.

I brought this into the office this morning and it sold before 9am. I leave my new stuff on the table in my office and as folks arrive for the day and walk by they check it out.

thanks again for the nice words.