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1880 Australian Red Mallee Burl
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1880 Australian Red Mallee Burl

Finished 4-17-2022, Australian Outback Red Mallee Burl. 9 3/8" x 2 1/4", 1lb 8.0oz, initial turning block was 22% MC, and after roughing/anchorseal, it took 20 months to stabilize the MC. Has my signature undercut rim. Sanded to 600gt, Danish Oil Natural, Beall 3-step buff. After many imperfect burls, it's sure nice to work with a perfect burl from time to time!
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odie
Thanks @William Rogers and @Karl Loeblein . I appreciate the comments. :)

Note to Karl: Perhaps teaching is a possibility someday, but it's not my trajectory. I find that I'm still learning and altering my techniques as I go.....with appreciation for having opened a few doors of knowledge in the past. The more doors that I open, the more closed doors are revealed!

Sometimes, the only way to open these doors, is constant repetition.....over and over and over again! In the process, it seems more like "stumbling" onto the keys to open the doors.....and not anything like an organized systematic process. That old saying about a blind squirrel sometimes finds the nut, is very much how I feel about my own turning journey!!!!!

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Breck Whitworth
Odie, beautiful as always my friend! Your bowls seem to get better and better over time. I really didn't think you could add more to them without it being too much, but you always have that ability to make everything work so well together.
 
odie
Breck Whitworth said:
Odie, beautiful as always my friend! Your bowls seem to get better and better over time. I really didn't think you could add more to them without it being too much, but you always have that ability to make everything work so well together.
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Hi Breck.......:)

You make a very good point about "being too much".

With some pieces of wood, and especially the very expensive ones (like this Red Mallee Burl), it is a constant effort to resist the temptation to do too many details. This one, IMO, would have done just as well with a few less details, but I'm satisfied with the visual impact it has, as is. If I do go too far (and there are times where I've felt that I have), then the overall effect is to detract from the natural beauty of highly figured and exotic woods.

Learning to tell yourself "no", and knowing exactly when to do it.....is a learned knack that isn't easy to grasp.....until the over-do has already been over-done! Hahaha! :)

.....if any of that makes any sense!

Glad to see you checking in, Breck.....

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