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I made my first trip this season year to Dead Tree Salvage in Casa Grande to see John Goodwin's new Electric Woodmizer saw mill and picked up this piece of very dry pistachio crotch wood . It was very hard and required a lot of sharpening but I finally finished it.

It is 6 1/2" and 3" high and finished with Danish Oil and 3 stage buff and wax.

Cheers, Jim

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Very NICE!
 

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Wow Jim your bowl is awesome looking!
 

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New location,new wood. Nice work.
 

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Nice work as always sir…well done!!!
 

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Really nice, bowl Jim. Pistachio is sure pretty. What's that blue stuff? Hee hee.
Glad John got his saw finally. Pickens were slim earlier.
BIL, in Illinois is just starting to turn. In Nov, we took him a load of mesquite and pistachio…male and female and, some crotches. Haven't heard about his experiences with either. We came back with a full load of Illinois black walnut, maple and cherry. It's drying now. By next fall, it'll be ready. The wettest was 16%.
 

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another jim jakosh work of art,beautiful.
 

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That is quite attractive. Great looking wood and a nice style on the shape of the bowl.
 

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Magic piece of wood Jim.

Bob
 

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Wonderful bowl as always. How did you like John Goodwins's electric Woodmizer?
Does it have enough power? What voltage was it?
 

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....no tree leftovers left behind….good work buddy!
 

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Nice bowl Jim. I think you love going to Arizona just for the Pistachio.
 

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a lot of character in this one
 

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That is gorgeous, Jim!
 

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No time for a breather before heading into the shop?

Love the look! Nice addition of the base ring (to keep it sitting flat I assume?)
 

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That's a very beautiful turning Jim and you used just the right shape to get the most out of the crotch piece.
 

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I see you found your pistachio wood Jim and it turned out real nice.
 

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Thank you all for the nice comments. I will bring as much pistachio home as we can carry. I amd all out in Michigan.

Hi Gene, John has a not of pistachio logs but not a lot cut up yet.There is a lot of mesquite there though.

Hi James, John has a real nice saw mill but he did not get all the electronic power feed and thickness adjustments.. Just manual and it works great. I think that will be less trouble in the long run. I don't know the voltage, but I am going out there again this week and will check that out

Cheers, Jim
 

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Very COOL wood… AZ has unusual woods!!
 

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Gorgeous colours in the bowl Jim! I like the way you finished the bottom, I'll have to try something like it one day.
 
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