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Wife claims to love the bowl, and the choice of glossy finish improved it some, but I can't bring myself to like it. Filling in the carvings with putty renders them flat and 2-dimensional. And even if I'd painted like the cedar bowl, I see now the pores are so large they would have retained the paint. Next time I might carve or texture the bowl and leave it at that.
@tdotrob Didn't see this before I posted about can't wait to see it. I like it. But, I am not seeing it in person from your woodworking expertise.