the finish is presently just a coat of natural stain to block moisture absorption



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<br>sometimes the bottoms are more interesting than the tops

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<br>a complex lamination of curly African mahogany (see details below) over cocobolo.  Base is African mahogany.

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<br>closeup of the curly african mahogany lamination --- above and below a thin band of plain mahogany are in each case 4 thins of curly african mahogany, selected such that the middle two in each case are significantly different color than the outer two, for contrast


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NOTE: this bowl has been finished and is now available on my bowl-sale site:  <a href="http://www.phinds.com/bowls/"><b>www.phinds.com/bowls/</b></a>

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Information on this specific bowl can be seen at: <a href="http://www.phinds.com/bowls/f115/index.htm"> <b>f115</b></a>

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