This weekend, I turned a large bowl from a piece of spalted maple. It wasn’t a complex shape—almost none of my bowls ever are. I’m not much for ornamentation. I prefer that the shape looks as organic as possible and that the bowl can serve a purpose. I’m not quite sure why I’ve settled on these design decisions, but I come back to them over and over again. In his book “Ellsworth on Woodturning,” here’s what David Ellsworth has to say about what begins to resonate with us over time as woodturners (and woodworkers!): “If you want to learn to design a bowl, make a dozen bowls and see which ones you like. After fifty bowls, you’ll make more you like and fewer you’re uncertain of or don’t like. With additional confidence in the skill of turning, you progressively train your mind’s eye as to what shapes appeal to you. The most important part of the bowl is making the bowl.…