I hand-turned and carved this walnut bowl from a lovely piece of walnut sourced from Capay, California.
The carving and sanding is arduous, time-consuming, and leaves blisters.

In this case, I think it's totally worth it.

This bowl has a natural void that will make it difficult to serve food with, but it's a gorgeous decorative piece. I also appended the finish with several thousand hand-carved dots. Please enjoy the video on how it was made:

https://youtu.be/S1mdL1lVRoE

Protected with a food-safe modern hardwax finish. 8" wide by 3" tall. Heirloom-quality wood and carving.