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  • Cherry Hollow Form
    Beautiful shape, and the muted finish really shows off the grain. Very nice indeed!
  • 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...

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Shield series

Shield series

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Multispecies Bowl

Multispecies Bowl

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Blackwood Lidded Box

Blackwood Lidded Box

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Lacewood Platform

Lacewood Platform

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Coiled Baschoue series

Coiled Baschoue series

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Burgundy Palace

Burgundy Palace

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Burgundy Palace

Burgundy Palace

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Pepper Mill

Pepper Mill

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Mini Sea Urchin Ornament

Mini Sea Urchin Ornament

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Pierced Eggs Ornament

Pierced Eggs Ornament

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Beach

Beach

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Beach

Beach

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Camphor Bowler Hat

Camphor Bowler Hat

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Burmese Blackwood Vessel

Burmese Blackwood Vessel

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Osage Orange Vessel

Osage Orange Vessel

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Cherry Pot with Double Collar

Cherry Pot with Double Collar

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DSC02160

DSC02160

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Square_Edge_Bowl_with_Celtic_Motif

Square_Edge_Bowl_with_Celtic_Motif

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Chandelier Inside

Chandelier Inside

  • Media owner khertzog
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Pierced Egg Ornament

Pierced Egg Ornament

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Sea Urchin Lidded Box

Sea Urchin Lidded Box

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Coloured Masur Birch

Coloured Masur Birch

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Walnut Bowl

Walnut Bowl

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Turquoise inlay hollow form

Turquoise inlay hollow form

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2 Tier Maple Candy Dish

2 Tier Maple Candy Dish

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Burr Witch Elm Vase.

Burr Witch Elm Vase.

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Burr Witch Elm Vase.

Burr Witch Elm Vase.

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Cherry Burl H/F

Cherry Burl H/F

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  • Date added Sep 6, 2009
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Maple Burl H/F

Maple Burl H/F

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Cherry Burl H/F

Cherry Burl H/F

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Red Mallee

Red Mallee

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Red mallee  Entry

Red mallee Entry

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Coloured Ash vase.

Coloured Ash vase.

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Box Elder Lidded Box

Box Elder Lidded Box

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Box Elder Lidded Box

Box Elder Lidded Box

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Pierced Egg Ornament Stand

Pierced Egg Ornament Stand

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Pierced Egg Ornament

Pierced Egg Ornament

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Mantaray leather

Mantaray leather

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Mantaray leather

Mantaray leather

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Pierced Egg Shell Ornament w/ stand

Pierced Egg Shell Ornament w/ stand

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  • Date added Sep 4, 2009
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