#2198 Big Leaf Maple burl

Ifer Thompson said:

It’s beautiful. Would you be willing to share your process for numbering/logging your work (or point me to where you may already have shared this)?

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Gabriel Hoff said:

Super nice Odie. I really like these burls with tight clusters, it gives the piece more depth and definition!

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Odie said:

Thank you Ifer.....

I do it like your grandpappy would have done it......with an old fashioned index card file.....several of them, actually!

Every bowl gets an index card with an inventory number. Noted is the initial purchase date of the wood block, the size, purchased from whom, how much it cost me. Initial MC reading. For roughed bowls that go through a seasoning process, I mark the monthly weights until equilibrium. Special notations, such as significant aspects of the wood, where it came from, whether repairs/or fills were done. I do a little quick profile sketch of the bowl during it's progress, noting what surfaces have been finished to what level, and sanded to what level. (This little drawing is necessary for me to come back to it at a later time, and know exactly what was done, and where it was done. (Otherwise it could get confusing for me, because I usually have at least a dozen bowls in active progress at any one time.) Every bowl goes through a photo session, and linked to the inventory number. After it's sold, I note the name of the person who bought it, where they reside, how much they paid.



Thank you very much, Gabriel.....

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