I roughed this bowl last fall or early in the spring, really don't remember which. It's about 8" diameter so I left it about an inch thick figuring to turn it to about 1/2" or so after it dried. I thought it was ready to finish and started to mount it on the lathe but the more I handled it, the more I liked the feel and heft of it. To be honest, after roughing it I didn't much to this bowl but sand it a bit and remove the bottom. I guess it just spoke to me. It's so much thicker than what I would usually do but for me, with this bowl, with this piece of wood, it just works. About 8" diameter, a couple or three inches deep and about 1" thick. Finished with gloss wipe on  poly applied while spinning.

 

 

I like it! I think the thicker look goes along with the inclusions and grain. Also, I really like the slight angle on the rim that leans into the bowl.

 

Beautiful!

Looks good at that size. Was this piece a burl?

Steve, I really like it.  As Gerald pointed out, it appears to have some burl in the middle of the inside.  I suppose it is from the inclusions on the outside?

9 hours ago, Gerald said:

Looks good at that size. Was this piece a burl?

 

Thanks, yes, it was given to me by a local tree cutter. He told me it was a Norway maple burl. Unfortunately, I could only get the one bowl out of it but I saved several smaller pieces for ornaments and such.

An absolutely gorgeous bowl. As Lew said, it's size and thickness works well with the inclusions. 

Love it.  The  burl is great.  I agree the heft is nice too.  It has a rugged antique look to me.