Ok, this is unusual for me. I like the look of leaf platters, but my piece of curly maple was deeper than the usual leaf platter. I can't bring myself to waste curly maple, so i went for a deeper bowl. I call this a Viking bowl because I don't know what else to call it, and it looks a little like a Viking long boat. I am not sure what to think about this one. One day I like it, and the next I think it looks ridiculous. My wife is not crazy about it, and she is usually right when it comes the the arty stuff. I would like a critique. Please be brutal. If you think it, say it. It won't bother me, and I'll probably learn something good. Maybe I can make a new one that looks better. By the way, I won't use P walnut anymore for anything where the walnut is "structural". Here that means the base, and the wood to join the two pieces. P walnut is almost as strong as balsa wood, but not quite. This thing is fragile.
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