BEAUTIFUL BLACK WALNUT BOWL WITH "CROTCH" FIGURE, TURNED BY ME IN 1985

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BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT BOWL WITH "CROTCH" FIGURE, TURNED BY MYSELF IN 1985
OUTSTANDING WALNUT COLOR - GREAT GRAIN STRUCTURE; TURNED FROM A BLOCK OF "CROTCH" WALNUT
"CROTCH" FIGURE IN MANY WOODS HAS A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP "CHECKS" AND "CRACKS" DUE TO THESE AREAS BEING UNDER HIGH STRESS; I TRIED TURNING THIS BOWL TO BE THIN AT THE BOTTOM IN THE HOPES OF RELIEVING SOME OF THAT STRESS; IT DID NOT WORK AND A CRACK STILL FORMED; IT IS QUITE STABLE AND HAS NOT GROWN IN DECADES
STAMPED ON BOTTOM WITH MY INITIALS AND YEAR IT WAS TURNED (1985):  'PH 85'
DIMENSIONS:  OUTSIDE DIAMETER ACROSS TOP = 8-1/4", HEIGHT = 2-1/2"
VISUALLY THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PIECE
THIS WILL BE SHIPPED BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL IN A 14 x 11 x 5-INCH BOX WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 3 LBS.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!