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Alaskan birch bowl, turned, then carved to resemble foaming whitewater. When creating these pieces I typically make the salmon from birch burl. On a whim and because I had the material on hand, I made these from redheart. Each fish is carved individually, they are all unique. The bowl itself was a major major pain to turn, it took about a year between green turning, drying, finish turning, and carving. It's cut from the center of a crotch where the main trunk and a smaller trunk had been forced together and had later merged into a single piece of wood. The grain goes in every direction, there are cracks, four large heartwood knots, and several bark intrusions. But those things are features, not defects, and they're what makes the wood interesting.

It's about 14" in diameter.

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Can can only say what has already been said, stunning!
 

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Beautiful work. It is an amazing piece of craftsmanship, beautiful wood, and real piece of art.

Thanks for sharing some pictures with us.
 

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Jim,

What an incredibly beautiful piece! It certainly looks like a year's work!

L/W
 

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Inspiring work ! You have great Talent & Vision A truly Beautiful piece of Art Well Done ::
 

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Wow, that is a work of art…..
 

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what a magnificent piece, i love this, being from alaska i can really appreciate this birch piece the amount of work is well worth the outcome.
 

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Time well spent! This work will inspire and delight forever. Roman
 

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Time well spent! This work will inspire and delight forever. Roman
 

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Beautiful piece…. how do you attach the fish?
 

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Matt, the fish are carved to fit the curve of a particular spot on the bowl and attached with glue - in this case 2P10 Gel, glue on bowl, accelerator on the fish. You have 7-10 seconds to position before it bounds.
 

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Exquisite, this is truly a work of Art!
 

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Love the combination of different techniques and wood choices…super work there!
 

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Impressive
 

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Amazing, simply amazing. Congratulations on finding the art in a truly unique piece of wood.
 
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