The last mulberry bowl that I turned I left with a natural finish.  There was no coloring, no woodburning, no other embelishments, and nothing to interfere with the wide growth rings and yellow color.

This is the other half of the log.  Same size, same grain pattern (more or less) and it ended up being nearly the same exact bowl as the last one.  I hate that!  I decided to add some wood burning and some color, just to break things up.  I picked a growth ring on the bowl, then woodburned a design following the ring as it made it’s way around the bowl.  I think I like this one, but now, I’m wondering just how many of these an ash bowl could have…