This is the piece of what I thought was acacia, but turned out to be robinia pseudoacacia (false acacia). It was turned from a wet log and its natural edge retained. the bark, and some of the cambium layer, had started to rot, so it needed stabilising, here and there, plus a bit of filling where it had torn out - - I did this with Brummer Stopping (Medium Oak).
I particularly like the smudging in the grain, and the strong arrangement of the cells. Overall size is quite big, at 28cm diameter x 16 cm high, 11" x 6.5" and it's finished with carnauba over 2 coats of Danish Oil. I usually give my bowls a foot, but kept this plain so that the curve swept nicely around the bowl and didn't appear to give it a 'flat' to sit on.
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C&C always welcome...Les