Ted,
Please tell me that you cored that Maple, and got 4 or 5 bowls out of
it. I will shed a tear or two if you didn't.

I sell mostly at a local Saturday Market. I have bowls from $5 to $300
or so. I will usually sell one or 2 bowls in the $100 range, and some
for $30 or so. At Christmas, or for weddings, I can sell some of the
$150 and up bowls. You never know, but people do remember, and will
come looking for you.

Mac, do you sell to tourists, or locals. I read once that the only
time people spend as much, or more money that they do at Christmas is
when they are on vacation. My best sales at the Market are during the
summer vacation months. Some are looking for trinkets, some for bowls,
which are cheap here compared to the east coast. This summer, we have
the Olympic Track and Field Trials. That should bring the tourists in.

robo hippy

On Mar 30, 6:46*pm, Ted wrote:
I just turned my first really large bowl on Friday. *The half log was
24x26x10 inches thick. *Had to have help getting it into the truck.
After rounding with a chain saw it was about 22.5 inches in diameter.
I used a hoist to get the piece of hard maple to the lathe.

The finished bowl is 21 inches in diameter. *What a rush. *It is the
reason I bought a larger lathe. *Can't wait to do more that large.

By the way...I don't know if I will get a chance to sell this one. *My
wife already has a place for it as the center piece on the dining room
table.