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

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<br>bocote backed by redheart;on the left is canarywood and on the right is mahogany backed by padauk veneer backed by mahogany

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<br>in the pic on the right, the wood in the lower left is spalted maple and in the upper right is zebrawood.

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One of these days I'll get this one finished and put it up on the bowl sale site.

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