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  • Siberian elm
    Phil, nice! I recently got a trailer load of Siberian elm. I have turned several things from that pile. So far I’ve found it very easy to turn, perhaps a bit hairy. It was still very green though. Was your very dry?
    Yes. Dry and powdery.
  • Honduras Rosewood Burl Round Bottom Box
    Hi Gabriel, fantastic work - as usual! I understand what you described about the density of this type of wood - while I haven't turned anything from it, I did do some decorative hand carving with a piece of it in the past. I remember it as being very difficult to carve & extremely hard on...
  • Spalted maple hollow form
    Thanks, Nino!

    Yeah, if I come across some timber I think might be worth turning someday, I’ll use a chainsaw to break it down into turnable chunks. If the log is larger than about 8” diameter, I’ll remove the pith to avoid major splits. Then I dunk the end grain sides into a tub of anchor...
  • Honduras Rosewood Burl Round Bottom Box
    Hi Gabriel, fantastic work - as usual! I understand what you described about the density of this type of wood - while I haven't turned anything from it, I did do some decorative hand carving with a piece of it in the past. I remember it as being very difficult to carve & extremely hard on the...
  • Dang it!
    Perhaps "Make a Funnel" could be the monthly challenge for April. A worthy funnel, bravo.

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black walnut vessel

black walnut vessel

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Treebowl II

Treebowl II

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Cherry Burl Bowl

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Charitea

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Odd Man Out

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Spider web bowl

Spider web bowl

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  • Date added Oct 19, 2009
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Splated Hickory Vase complete - 4th view

Splated Hickory Vase complete - 4th view

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Splated Hickory Vase complete - 2nd view

Splated Hickory Vase complete - 2nd view

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The Mid South Woodturners Guild

The Mid South Woodturners Guild

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Ash Hollow form with lid off.

Ash Hollow form with lid off.

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Ash Hollow form with screw top

Ash Hollow form with screw top

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Rosewood Dip Pen

Rosewood Dip Pen

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  • Date added Oct 16, 2009
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Glass ornament and hanger

Glass ornament and hanger

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  • Date added Oct 16, 2009
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Pierced Egg Ornaments

Pierced Egg Ornaments

  • Media owner khertzog
  • Date added Oct 16, 2009
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2nd view from the side of the tower

2nd view from the side of the tower

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Pierced purpleheart double winged tower.

Pierced purpleheart double winged tower.

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Opiuma_box_5_5dia_x_4h

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Narra_8_5dia_X2h

Narra_8_5dia_X2h

  • Media owner Keoni
  • Date added Oct 14, 2009
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Norfolk_Island_Pine_8_dia_X_9_75h

Norfolk_Island_Pine_8_dia_X_9_75h

  • Media owner Keoni
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Koa_7dia_x_5h

Koa_7dia_x_5h

  • Media owner Keoni
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Walnut platter with rose engine decoration

Walnut platter with rose engine decoration

  • Media owner Ray Cole
  • Date added Oct 14, 2009
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Asian inspired suspended hollow form vessel

Asian inspired suspended hollow form vessel

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White Sandstorm Vessel Trio

White Sandstorm Vessel Trio

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Bradford Pear Lidded Box

Bradford Pear Lidded Box

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Al's Pencil Holder

Al's Pencil Holder

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Walnut Caverns

Walnut Caverns

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Walnut Caverns-back

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Maple hollow form

Maple hollow form

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Walnut linenfold

Walnut linenfold

  • Media owner Keith T.
  • Date added Oct 12, 2009
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cocobolo box- open

cocobolo box- open

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cocobolo box with threaded boxwood inserts

cocobolo box with threaded boxwood inserts

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Canton Art Museum Exhibition

Canton Art Museum Exhibition

  • Media owner rmuniak
  • Date added Oct 11, 2009
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Another spalted Ash hollow form

Another spalted Ash hollow form

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WILD WOOD

WILD WOOD

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Oak with an eye on things

Oak with an eye on things

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Elinors Boxelder

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Cherry Doughnut

Cherry Doughnut

  • Media owner Walt
  • Date added Oct 10, 2009
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Gem

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Anatir II

Anatir II

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WILD WOOD

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