This 13.5" salad bowl was turned from hard maple (Acer saccharum) and subsequently textured and then coloured with a beautiful red milk paint. The outside profile is a simple curve with texturing that extends all the way to the rim and provides a wonderfully tactile surface. I bead decorates the transition from the textured pattern to the smooth top surface. The top of the rim is inward sloping and the inside is undercut to provide another shadow line and visual depth the piece. A ring foot at the base gives the form a little visual lift when it is sitting on a table or counter, while texturing and several concentric rings serve as proof that the bottom of the bowl was turned with as much care and attention to detail as the rest of piece. Finished with several coats of linseed oil and then buffed to a pleasing satin sheen, this bowl is ready to go to work in your kitchen or dining room.