Project Information
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
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