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  • Calabash Bowl bottom view
    You nailed the bottom but the sides are too straight...
    Thank you for the advice, it is truly appreciated. The next one will be better!
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    You nailed the bottom but the sides are too straight...
  • 2025 AAW Forum Holiday Swap Ornament
    Howdy Ted, Thanks so much! I don't remember exactly, but the Mango cylinder was just a smidge over 2" in diameter maybe pushing 2 1/4" (?). Not much distortion in the photograph and it was taken pretty close to straight on, so printing it out and hitting it with a ruler will give you a good...
  • Small Basket Illusion Lidded Bowl with ornametal turning inside
    Thanks, Hughie, i just think i had to work harder than i should have had to achieve these results. Cottonwood just doesn't take a bead real well so that job was more difficult, plus the inside is straight off the tool in order to keep the crisp edges and there were more fuzzy's than i would have...
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    I love all the toys. What a nice addition to the smoking Santa.

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Ornament # 7

Ornament # 7

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Ornament # 6

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Ornament # 5

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Ornament # 4

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Regal Twist in final form and resting place

Regal Twist in final form and resting place

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Ice Cream Scoop (Rockler SS hardware kit)

Ice Cream Scoop (Rockler SS hardware kit)

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Blue Streak

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Pecan Bowl

Pecan Bowl

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Hollowform #7

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cherry sackback windsor

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Alabaster bowl

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Ressurrection - SJPT

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Ambrosia Maple stump bowl #514

Ambrosia Maple stump bowl #514

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Ambrosia Maple urn

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Slanty top'd sycamore form

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oats and glue

oats and glue

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