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Another piece of Manzanita.
This one had a large void that compromised the integrity of the turning. I used Alumilite tinted with orange dye to fill the void prior to turning. Turned complete with Easy Wood Tools and finished with wipe on gloss poly.
It reminded me of an inactive volcano. Might make a nice place for keys or old paper clips.
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
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SPalm
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#1 posted 02-17-2018 04:48 PM
Sweet.
Man that’s a pretty red too. Looks great.
Steve
-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon
Ken90712
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#2 posted 02-17-2018 05:32 PM
Great job, look awesome.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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#3 posted 02-17-2018 06:04 PM
beautiful piece
-- Smitty!!!
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#4 posted 02-17-2018 06:07 PM
Nice job Lew
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hoss12992
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#5 posted 02-17-2018 07:22 PM
That is really cool. Great job buddy
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peteg
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#6 posted 02-17-2018 07:56 PM
That,s a beautie Lew, boy it looks like a real hard piece of timber :)
cheers
pete
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Edward E Nock II
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#7 posted 02-17-2018 10:20 PM
THERE YOU GO AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD JOB
ED
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GR8HUNTER
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#8 posted 02-17-2018 10:44 PM
WOW …incredible …GREAT JOB :<))
-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN :<))
mel52
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#9 posted 02-17-2018 11:27 PM
Very beautiful and colorful piece of wood. Well Done !!!
-- MEL, Kansas
Druid
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#10 posted 02-17-2018 11:38 PM
Nicely done Lew. Looks like it’s from a place in AZ.
-- John, British Columbia, Canada
Mark Wilson
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#11 posted 02-18-2018 12:26 AM
This, from a fella who says he’s not an artist.
-- Mark
Jim Jakosh
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#12 posted 02-18-2018 04:09 AM
Real nice work, Lew!!
Jim
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#13 posted 02-18-2018 10:10 AM
Beautiful work.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
Jim Bertelson
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#14 posted 02-18-2018 04:04 PM
You must have seen that outcome before you started, you sly old devil, pretty piece.
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
lew
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#15 posted 02-18-2018 11:20 PM
Steve- Thank You! It’s difficult to get the photograph to reproduce that actual color.
Ken- Thanks!
Smitty- Thank You!
Karson- Thanks!
Hoss- Thanks!
Pete- Thank You! It is very dense but sands surprisingly easy.
Ed- Thanks!
Tony- Thank You!
Mel- Thank You!
John- Thanks!
Mark- Thank You! Really not an artist- just lucky.
Jim- Thanks!
Masrol- Thank You!
Jim- Thank You! I bought the piece from a place in AZ and had no idea what it would look like until it came. Then I set it on the lathe and walked by it for about a month. Picking it up , turning it and setting it back down. I had a small bowl in mind to start with but…
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
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