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  1. Maui Koa NE Bowl

    Maui Koa NE Bowl

    14.5 inches wide. Carved feet. A bit punky in some areas, but was able to finish it, wood was cutting nice. Finished with Danish Oil and buffed.
    • Emiliano Achaval
    • Media item
    • hawaii koa
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Maui Woodturner
  2. Koa Bowl

    Koa Bowl

    Bowl turned from Koa about 7"x 2 1/2". One of themost beautiful bowl blanks I ever turned. Blank came from Emiliano Achaval who made a shop visit from Maui and we carpooled to the Chattanooga symposium! Thanks, Emiliano!
    • Mike Peace
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    • bowl koa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Member Galleries
  3. Koa Bowl with inclusion

    Koa Bowl with inclusion

    Curly Koa bowl with bark inclusion at the base. About 9" across, sanded to 600 and finished with Mahoney's oil finish
    • Steve Worcester
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    • bowl koa totw
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Member Galleries
  4. Koa Box

    Koa Box

    Standing 8 inches tall turned from Koa with an African Blackwood knob
    • Ronald Campbell
    • Media item
    • koa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Member Galleries
  5. Doobie Brothers III

    Doobie Brothers III

    Another Pat Simmons Doobie Brothers Maui curly Koa natural edge bowl. 3 carved feet. 11 in wide. Finished with Parfix 3408.
    • Emiliano Achaval
    • Media item
    • koa
    • Comments: 5
    • Album: Maui Woodturner
  6. Emiliano Achaval

    Isolation

    I'm lucky that I have my shop at home. My wife was telling me this should be easy for me, I have been practicing working in isolation for about 24 years now. A friend wanted to come over and use one of the lathes in my shop, he actually owns it, he's keeping here till he builds his shop. I told...
  7. Maui Koa, natural edge.

    Maui Koa, natural edge.

    A nice Maui curly Koa natural edge bowl. Sorry for the wrong name. Its a long story... I traded some Koa for this, looks like I traded Koa for Koa! I still got the Milo piece, ready to turn. And the Koa piece was supposed to be KOU... Lesson learned, have to label my wood, specially when its...
    • Emiliano Achaval
    • Media item
    • koa maui
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Maui Woodturner
  8. Emiliano Achaval

    Display Stand

    I sold a nice Maui Koa platter, about 12 inches wide. The couple asked me to make them a ,mostly, turned display stand... I remember seeing an article on the AAW magazine about it, but I can't find it now. I have searched every possible key word with no success... I have some ideas... But why...
  9. Emiliano Achaval

    Footed Bowl

    I have been waiting for the right candidate, finally today, this Koa bowl told me he wanted some feet to lift a little off the table. I read about this on a AAW magazine from 1994... This is my first try... Now that I know how, I can go for longer feet... Jim, (last name coming soon) he is...
  10. Curly koa box....

    Curly koa box....

    My first box in curly koa. The box finished up at 2 1/8" tall and 3 1/4" in diameter.
    • Michael Stafford
    • Media item
    • box curly koa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Member Galleries
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