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Joe Centorino

Burl mushroom

Not everything has to be a bowl or even hollow-form. This piece was turned from a small burl of unknown type and origin. The stems were turned from Andromeda branches. Finish is spray-on lacquer
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Brian Horais
Very creative Joe! I like the way your different shapes highlight the 'beauty within' these pieces of burl. I especially like the contrasts between the external surfaces and the interior grain.
 
Joe Centorino
Thanks Brian! I brought the unturned burl to a club meeting and asked a few veteran turners what they thought it could become and got several suggestions. I kept coming back to my initial feeling that it wanted to be a mushroom ;) My only regret with this piece is that I should have taken a photo of the burl prior to turning. I'll have to remember that in the future.
 

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LGE LM-G820
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ƒ/1.5
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4.2 mm
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1/251 second(s)
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50
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Off, did not fire
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0108201339.jpg
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Wed, 08 January 2020 1:39 PM
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4032px x 3024px

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