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I call this composition "Happenstance" because it was a completely serendipitous happening.  I did not plan the combination in advance.

The bowl is hybrid elm 6-1/2" long, and the spheres are 2" diameter macacauba, turned from a single turning square by a method I developed as I went.  Each sphere has only one total rotation (for removal of one nub and sanding that area) in cup chucks, not the dozens normally used for turning and sanding spheres.  

I think they go well together; C&C most welcome and encouraged.


 




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Leo Cuellar

Really Nice!


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Nice work. I like that natural edge.


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thanks, Ray

I kept the bowl a little on the thick side to keep and emphasize that bark.  This elm has some interesting stuff (stripes) going on in the inner bark or cambium area.  


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thanks, Leo


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Like the low sheen on the balls.  Nice


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thanks, Mark,

I'm not a fan of glassy gloss on wood, with some exceptions.  My standard finish is Abralon 4000, which is shiny (particularly with wax), but not glossy.  I find that's a good compromise that leaves the wood looking like polished wood.  


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