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This project started with a Texas Ebony crotch sent to me by Mesquiteman99 to see what I could do with it. I cut off the long part of the crotch branch and tested it to see how it turned . I was going to make a pot that I hollowed from the bottom and then glued in a mesquite bottom. I found the wood to be brittle and "chippy"....the chips were like coffee grounds. It was okay until I tried to turn the top of the pot. One cut and it exploded so I turned it down to a small bowl (3 1/2" x 1 1/2" high with a .050" wall) and with a mesquite bottom. If the pot would have survived, the bottom would not show.

It is finished with satin enamel.

I have split the rest of the crotch in half through the pith and will soak it in black epoxy before making the piece I had planned for it.

Cheers, Jim

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real nice bowl jim.hey why dont you join the 2022 bowling league swap.lots of fun,we'd love to have you join us.deadline is tomorrow though so you gotta decide quick.you have until march to make a project which is a cake walk for you.hope to see you.
 

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Very nicely done Jim, a great finish. And impressive with such a thin wall. You are a Master.
 

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That is one gorgeous piece of finished timber; you've certainly done it justice.
 

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Great save Jim
 

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I wouldn't of thought you would be able to make anything out of that piece of wood. You turned it into one nice project
 

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Another amazing and interesting project Jim!
Good that your were able to get this nice looking bowl out of it!
 

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Great save, Jim! Looks like you meant to do that, though the pot would've been awesome, too.

I have a handful of things that I need to stabilize with Cactus Juice before I try to turn them, because they're either punky or chippy, and I need more practice before I can pull off a save like that.
 

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That's some beautiful wood!
 

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Fantastic colour and finish!!
 

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Nicley done! What is satin enamel? What brand? That finish looks great.
 

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Well at least you managed to get a nice bowl out of it Jim. That Texas ebony sounds like a character builder to work with. Good start for what's coming with the rest of the Ebony.
 

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That wood look amazing.
Well saved, into a beautiful bowl, cheers Jim.
 

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That was a nice crotch Jim. It's to bad the larger side was cut down so far it would have given you more wood to work with.

The bowl wood has a nice grain and color. Great job.

Texas Ebony is a hard wood at 2820 on the Janka scale.
 

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Thank you all for the nice comments. I learned a lot from that turning. I cut the rest of the crotch in half through the pith and have one piece mounted on a face plate. I'll flood it with black epoxy before I turn it any further. I cut some off for string bars on a cigar box guitar that my friend in the band is making.

Hi Petey, the clear enamel is the Rustoleum 2x spray that is sold at all the box stores.

Hi James..thanks for looking up the hardness. I guessed it was up there near the top.

Cheers, Jim
 

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Great Bowl Jim. The Satin Enamel Finish looks really nice. I really like the Colours and Swirls.

The wood certainly looks very hard…....Regards…...Cliff.
 

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WOW JIM, absolutely a great save.

Bob
 

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Thanks, Cliff and Bob.

Hi Cliff. Yes, this ebony is vary hard and I maybe should have buffed and waxed it but I was afraid of breaking the real thin wall.

Cheers, Jim
 

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Beautiful grain. Good recovery on the wood and it turned out well. Great job !!! Mel
 

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Thanks, Mel…how are you feeling?

Jim
 
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