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"Mike Mahoney has been a professional wood turner since 1994. His bowls are featured in galleries across the United States. Mike's work is sought after by collectors all over the world."
Since he set up his own web page, me thinks he's a little full of himself.
Anyone who speaks about themselves in the 3rd person is definitely full of themselves.
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The guy knows what he's doing. I would love to take a class with him. It's a nice bowl but my budget is a bit tighter.
Doug
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Malcolm Tibbett's work is phenomenal. Mahoney's work is pedestrian in comparison. He does nice work, but nothing I haven't seen any decent amateur be able to perform.
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To me he earned his keep. He worked his way up the hard way and am glad he can get the money he asks for.
I know I will never get where he is at but if I did I would have earned it too.
Arlin
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Just for the record, I'm not saying MM doesn't deserve what he's asking for his work. His price points reflect both the quality of his work and his reputation. I was just surprised that a relatively plain salad bowl went for that much. I'll never make a living turning, so I have no idea what kinds of prices turners demand. A local guy does a lot of hollow forms. They are top notch work. I was kind of surprised he was asking $200-400 for some of his stuff at a local craft fair. That seemed a lot to me at the time. Now that I'm more cognizant of the time and effort it takes to make a really nice piece, I don't think his prices were all that outrageous. MM has a national reputation. The local guy I'd never heard of.
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