It's very fine, KO. In the first pic, I noticed what looked to be a chip out of the rim. I just knew, given the quality of your work, that it must be a photo thing.
Thank you.
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You're right Grant......it was the result of lighting in the photo. To the naked eye, what appeared to be a flaw looks very natural. I'll probably eventually rephotograph the bowl, but it's not something I'm feeling in a hurry to do. The wood in this one, in my opinion, is so rare and exceptional that I just don't care if it sells......or not!
A bit of my Etsy selling philosophy: It seems the best sellers are between $100 and $200. My most expensive bowls, of which this tall claro walnut shown in this thread is among that group, tend to contribute to advance the sales of the lesser expensive and more sale-able group. I put a good price on these bowls, and it has little to do with my expenses, time invested, or how much effort I put in them......but, how aesthetic the wood itself is. I've sold a number of bowls in the $400-$700 range, and I want to make a few sales here.....but sales in this range are sporadic......however, they do seem to make lesser expensive bowls look good to potential customers. This is what I THINK anyway.......and, this all is dependent on how well I can read the minds of those who purchase my bowls, and how they apply their thinking to how much they are willing to spend!
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Near as I can tell, there is another price range for wooden bowls that seems to move pretty well on Etsy.......between $25 and $50. I'm having a hard time competing in this range, mostly because I rely on purchasing my wood, and I just spend way too much darn time doing what I do! As It is, I'm pretty much a minimum wage turner, except for my most expensive bowls.....which are not great sellers, anyway. My overall philosophy, in the first place, isn't about making money, but doing "my thing"......and "my thing" is all about bringing my level of craftsmanship up to the highest level I am capable of.
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ko
