Ambrosia Maple Bowl

[BILL DONAHUE]

This ambrosia maple bowl is 12" x 4" and another example of Russell Eaton's outstanding, and beyond all known superlatives, south Georgia wood. Two years ago I bought a David Ellsworth demo bowl so I used the same shape for this one. It's finished with a thin mix of blond dewaxed shellac, Danish oil and renaissance wax. This is one of the few bowls I've ever done and it was done for a friend's gift for Christmas. The friend never got it; my wife did.

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[Thomas Heck]

Nice job and finish. Looks to be a nice fruit bowl.

[Doug Herzberg]

Beautiful. I like the finish, too.

[David Delo]

I can see why your friend never got this bowl. That's a really stunning piece of maple and perfectly done. Nice job Bill.

[Thom Sturgill]

Beautiful bowl. Can't blame the lady for claiming it - SWMBO must also be kept happy!

[Pat Scott]

Not to sound like a broken record, but what a beautiful bowl.

Many times I have made something to give away or sell, and my wife has claimed it. I remember her saying years ago "how many more bowls do we need"? Yet she continues to confiscate them. I don't mind, she helps support my habit.

[Rich Aldrich]

Very nice. The wood is gorgeous. It appears to have a foot which gives it lift off the table and the shape seems to blend with the foot. I always put on my bowls after reading Richard Raffin's "The Art of Turned Bowls". If you get into making a lot of bowls, this is a great book. It really improved form for me. The rim looks good as well.

[Steve Schlumpf]

First saw this on another site... and it STILL looks great! Hope you have some more of this wood!

[Randy Red Bemont]

Beautiful bowl and wood choice.

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