JEFF STOCCO
maker of useful things












EMBELLISHED BOWLS
I USE THE TERM "EMBELLISHED" LOOSELY, REFERRING TO BOWLS THAT HAVE BEEN DECORATED IN VARIOUS WAYS.
YOU WILL FIND A VARIETY OF BOWLS ON THIS PAGE THAT HAVE BEEN EMBELLISHED WITH OTHER FINISHES AND TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING:
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WATER-BASED GLOSSY SHELLAC (WHICH IS ALSO FOOD-SAFE)
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MILK PAINT (PRIMARILY BLACK)
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RIMS OF VARIOUS WIDTHS
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PYROGRAPHY (WOOD BURNING), OFTEN SPORTING GEOMETRIC SHAPES
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SOME BOWLS INCORPORATE ALL FOUR!
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SOME WOOD SPECIES LEND THEMSELVES MORE READILY TO EMBELLISHMENT, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NOT HIGHLY FIGURED OR ARE WITHOUT A PROMINENT GRAIN. THEY ARE, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER;
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BIRCH (WITHOUT SPALTING)
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HACKBERRY, A TYPE OF ELM, THAT IS AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
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PEAR
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BUTTERNUT, RELATED TO BLACK WALNUT (IT IS SOMETIMES CALLED WHITE WALNUT)
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