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1713 Australian White Top Burl
Newest Throw-Top
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1713 Australian White Top Burl
Australian White Top Burl 2
3 Cornered Lidded Box
Norfolk Vase
odie

1713 Australian White Top Burl

Finished 5/3/19, Australian White Top Burl, 1lb 2.3oz, 7 11/16" x 3 11/16". As received, block was 12% MC and only 3 months to stabilize after roughing. The many voids and bark inclusions did worry me a bit about it's stability during turning, but all turned out ok. The solid portions were very dense and difficult to get a clean cut without need for much sanding. -----odie-----
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Mark Hepburn
Love it Odie! Really fine, fine as usual, and your signature fine detailing always impresses.

So what's the deal with the Z10? Am I just "dense"? :)
 
odie
Hello Mark, and thank you for the comment and rating......appreciated. :D

Etsy has requested shop owners to include something in photos that give an indication of size......so, I chose to use some scrabble pieces for that.....;)
 
Bill Boehme
Beautiful wood and great design. I have a piece of the same type of eucalyptus, but it was called white gum eucalyptus. I finally found a site that explained things:

(Eucalyptus Obliqua ) White Top is also known as Stringy-bark or in yet another terminology, Eucalyptus Gum Bark Resin. Other names are Blue Gum, Eucalyptus, Fever Tree, Gum Tree, Australian Fever Tree, Tasmanian Blue Gum, Mallee, Stringy Bark Tree. This beautiful wood is from Australia, (most Eucalyptus is) it is different from the other Australian burls in that it doesn't have the dense eye patterns. This burl tends to be off white with numerous voids.​
 
odie
@Bill Boehme Hello Bill, thanks for the comment and rating, too. :D

Stringy-bark is a good descriptive name for this wood. The intertwining fingers that probably give it this name are very apparent on the next photo showing the bottom of this bowl. It's a very unusual wood, and I enjoyed turning it......hope to get some more of this. -----odie-----
 
Lamar Wright
Hi Odie, Beautiful piece my friend! I love the inclusions and the finish of the piece. Reminds me of a piece of cherry burl that you gave me that I'm working on now.....will be posting it soon. Beautiful craftsmanship as always.
 

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