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Mark Cothren
10-14-2005, 8:40 AM
Lots of beetle tracks in this little piece. 7-1/2" wide, 3-1/4" tall, 1/2" wall thickness. Sanded thru 600, wiped on/in some Tung Oil.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/AmbrosiaMaple1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/AmbrosiaMaple3.jpg
Kurt Aebi
10-14-2005, 8:50 AM
Beeeeautiful, Mark!

Great figure in that one!
Michael Stafford
10-14-2005, 9:28 AM
Nice bowl, Mark, really nice finish and form!:D
Keith Burns
10-14-2005, 9:42 AM
Another great bowl. Great form and finish from a great piece of maple.
John Hart
10-14-2005, 12:13 PM
Wow Mark...The colors seem so vibrant! Did you do something out of the ordinary to bring that out? Nice looking Bowl!
Mark Cothren
10-14-2005, 1:15 PM
John, I just wiped on and rubbed in about two coats of Tung Oil, then after it dried for a few minutes I burned it in with some shavings. I also wiped a very light coat of beeswax on it.

Can't take any credit for the wood - God did it all w/o my help....:D
Dick Parr
10-14-2005, 4:25 PM
WOW Mark, that is one beautiful looking bowl. Jim better not slow down or you will be catching him.:D

Nice bowl Mark;)
Bruce Shiverdecker
10-14-2005, 9:08 PM
WTG, very nice bowl, Mark.

Bruce
Ernie Nyvall
10-14-2005, 9:20 PM
That's a real beaut Mark. Very nice finish.

Ernie
Mark Cothren
10-15-2005, 10:58 PM
Newer and better (IMO) pics of the same bowl...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/NewAM5.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/NewAM4.jpg
Michael Stafford
10-16-2005, 6:08 AM
Mark, I love the outdoor settings for your pictures, the natural lighting always seems to give truer color. My only gripe is, sometimes you seem to be farther away from the subject. Maybe that is intentional but I want the beautiful woodwork to be the focus of the picture with the background almost incidental. The bowl is beautiful and so are the pics.
John Hart
10-16-2005, 6:42 AM
Yep...me too. I think the outdoor look is fantastic. I wonder if you could create like a smaller microcosm of all the elements that you show in the larger picture....then get closer. That bowl is great...just a little harder to see its details.
Mark Cothren
10-16-2005, 9:12 AM
Okay, there seems to be a common theme in the feedback of the "too many distractions in the background" type. Also a few have commented that I need to get closer to the bowls.

Good information! I'll play around with these suggestions and see what restults I get.

For me? I enjoy the backgrounds in the photos. I like seeing the bowl, but also enjoy the "other stuff" in the pictures. But that's just me...:D

THANKS for all the suggestions!
John Hart
10-16-2005, 9:18 AM
I'd like to add another thought if I may: Keep the big pictures and offer a close-up to go along with it. Best of both worlds.