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)

• MILK PAINT (PRIMARILY BLACK)

• RIMS OF VARIOUS WIDTHS

• 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)

• HACKBERRY, A TYPE OF ELM, THAT IS AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

• PEAR 

• BUTTERNUT, RELATED TO BLACK WALNUT (IT IS SOMETIMES CALLED WHITE WALNUT)

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