The bowls are stacked by size in an environmentally controlled room and butted end grain to end grain, which inhibits the round bowl from drying into an ovoid shape. The drying process takes anywhere from two to three weeks. The slow environmentally controlled drying process is necessary to reduce the loss of bowls due to cracking. When the moisture content of the bowl is reduced to 12% the bowls are ready to be sanded.

The dry bowls are finished on unique sanding machines that were built on site by a continuing series of talented machinists and practical engineers. The Sanders manipulate machines that perform a single function to finish the bowls interior, exterior, edges, and or bottom in a rough and fine sanding sequence. Our Sanders operate their machines with the skill and patience necessary to enhance the beauty and integrity of the bowl while compensating for the unique grain, color pattern, and degree of hardness.

Once the sanding process is complete the bowls go on to be graded.