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I turned this 10" bowl from a tree my neighbor cut down. I left the rim wide and thick because the sapwood was full of sawdust packed tunnels from termites. After turning I removed the termite residue for some natural texturing. After applying the first coat of oil I came out to put on a second coat and I found a confused termite wandering on the bottom of the bowl.
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Yes, this bowl is very heavy. I framed the heartwood with th sapwood in the bowl design. As I turned I found more and more termite tunnels. Rather than turning thin, I left the wall thickness thick to highlight the series of tunnels. This was definitely a case of turning the wood rather than turning the form.
 

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