Inlaid Bowl with Striking Figure #402
Piece #402 – Ambrosia Maple – Red Calcite Inlay – 7.5″ by 3.5″ – SOLD
The rim on this large bowl is the focal point. The inside top of the rim is inlaid with calcite mineral. The outside edge of the rim is intricately stippled and spills over the side giving a rough textured effect.
This unusual curly camphor bowl is very unique. The curls are quite pronounced and give the 3D effect. The undercut edge is inlayed with blue and white calcite mineral. The blue texture under the rim is called stippling and each indent is hand painted. It can be used to display fruit, serve salad or just put on display as art.
This beautiful bowl is made from three species of wood. The base is African Blackwood. The inlaid bead in the center is hard Maple. The top and bottom half of the main bowl is Butternut. The inlay is turquoise.
This is the perfect gift for any cigar aficionado who is also into wood. The center is obsidian inlay with fushite and calcite highlights. The cigars pictured are 7 inches long.
Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.
Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.
Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.
This piece has a blue Calcite inlaid band along the bottom. Finished using red and blue milk paint with a lacquer finish. I sanded the bowl to 320 grit sandpaper. Sealed it with a one pound cut of shellac. The first coat of paint was blue and the second coat was red. When it was completely cured (24 hrs.) I sanded through the red to expose some blue and also some raw wood. Finished it with three coats of spray lacquer. After curing I buffed it with 0000 steel wool and completed it on the Beal Buffing System.
The figure and grain in this simple rice bowl are stunning.
This rich looking black walnut bowl has a textured rim underscored by an inlaid turquoise bead. The worm holes were also inlaid with the mineral.