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My friend from Minnesota bought a slab of East Indian Rosewood and took it back to the saw mill to have it cut thinner and I got the piece that was cut off. Well his piece cracked and warped so bad that he threw it out and never made the project it was purchased for. The piece I took home to here in Mich cracked all over in the sapwood and warped a little so I cut out the heart wood and glued on a spigot and made this dish. I'll give it to him so he has something for all he spent on that slab.

It is 7 1/4" x 3/4" thick and finished with Danish oil and buffed and waxed.

Cheers, Jim

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Very nicely done Jim, beautiful grain patterns.sorry to hear about the friends loss.
 

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real nice jim,and a great save on some beautiful wood.im sure he'll feel a lot better getting that.
 

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Beautiful wood. Love the color. Really like the way you did the bottom.
 

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Nice grass…

Sorry JJ, never got into bowl turning so I'm no authority to critique… other than you've done a helluva better job than I could/would ever do.
 

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That's a gorgeous piece of timber and you've done a beaut job on the bowl
 

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Jim,

Great lookin dish out of a fabulous piece of wood!!!!

Good job.
 

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Rosewood looks pretty good!
 

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Great job on the dish. Has some excellent looking grain in it also. Mel
 

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Nice looking dish.Your friend will appreciate it for sure.
 

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Very nice Jim, great save.

Bob
 

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The grass is nice, looks like rye. The dish is nice too. Nice save
 

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That dish has a lot going on with the grain, great save. I wish my rosewood looked that cool. Nice work Jim.
 

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Thank you all for the nice comments. I sent the photo to Jim In Minnesota so he knows it's coming!!

Cheers, Jim
 

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Thanks Moving Chips and Steve!!...........Cheers, Jim
 

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That's a sad story Jim.
Rosewood isn't cheap.

The bowl came out fine and your a generous person.

I hope your guilt offers some constellation for his loss.
 

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Hi James He bought it Arizona and it is real dry there . I could not believe how bad the slab looked. I don't think I could have made anything out of it because it cracked through the heartwood too. This piece I had was sitting in my shop for 6 months and I almost threw it away for all the cracks.

Cheers, Jim
 

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Lovely bowl Jim! Nice to do a favour for a friend.
 

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Beautiful dish.
 
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