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mike fuson
11-22-2008, 7:22 PM
This is a piece of scrap from the side when I was cutting the platters up to be roughed. It had a lot of color in it so I hated to let it go to waste. I decided to do a little carving on it, which ain't nothing grand, but I believe someone will buy it. Measures 1'' high x 13 long. Sealcoat and paste wax finish.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/bowls/squarefront.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/bowls/squareback.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/bowls/squareface.jpg
Dewey Torres
11-22-2008, 7:37 PM
WOW. Stunning work and photography.
Steve Schlumpf
11-22-2008, 8:10 PM
Very nice variation on a NE ambrosia platter! I like the idea of the bowl - that by itself works well but then you did the carving and that elevates it to a very unique piece! Has a rustic feel to it and I am sure that someone will buy it! Nice work Mike - thanks for sharing!
mike fuson
11-22-2008, 9:02 PM
Steve, the rustic look was what I was thinking exactly. Some people, that have a woody house like a cabin would like this piece because you can tell how it was just sliced right out of the tree.
Jim Becker
11-22-2008, 9:51 PM
Slabulous!!! :D :D :D

(Very nice work!)
Leo Van Der Loo
11-22-2008, 9:59 PM
You certainly were right in not wanting to waste the wood, there was not a lot to work with, but you made a very nice platter out of it still.
The carved lines do make it feel like a platter, it really sets it apart, very well done Mike :D