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While fishing up at June Lake over the Labor Day weekend, I scored a bunch of Aspen logs. I’d turned Aspen before and had issues with tear out. These green logs were fantastic. Easy to turn and some really interesting figured grain patterns. I finally finished them up in late December. Mugs are pretty easy to turn and are useful later too.
This mug is CA finished and then 6 coats of lacquer. I would have done an oil finish except for the knot. CA stabilized the knot making the turning viable.
10 comments so far
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 313 days ago
Mother nature is funny. She waited for you and only you to find the wood, have the talent to turn it. and to take the time to show it to your friends.
Thanks, Nicely done.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
woodworm
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posted 313 days ago
Agree, she has found you…the talented hands that changed her destiny!
Great work!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
MsDebbieP
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posted 312 days ago
great use of a knot :)
I like how it “flows” like a liquid
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lew
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posted 312 days ago
Beautiful Job!!
The contrast between light and dark is gorgeous.
Good Luck in the contest.
Lew
ShannonRogers
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posted 312 days ago
I am amazed you were able to turn the Aspen. That stuff is usually so soft. Nice work on stabilizing it with CA. I think what I really want to know is: did you catch anything while fishing?
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mtnwild
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posted 311 days ago
That’s a nice project. Unique, beautiful, functional. Nice knot.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Brodie
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posted 311 days ago
“I am amazed you were able to turn the Aspen. That stuff is usually so soft. Nice work on stabilizing it with CA. I think what I really want to know is: did you catch anything while fishing?” —ShannonRogers
I think that Aspen turned well, in part because I started it green. Once it was dry it was all light cuts and stabilizing the knot. As for fishing, my wife caught about a 2 lb cutthroat trout. All I caught were small fry, but we had a good time.
Thank you all for the kind words.
dustygirl
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posted 310 days ago
Really nice cups.I love the way you use knots.
-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?
Douglas Krueger
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posted 307 days ago
Aspen is usually a very light colored and boring wood but your efforts have transformed it. Nice job working with such a soft wood. Good luck in the contest.
-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles
Karson
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posted 306 days ago
A nice use for some logs and a great design. Mother natures own insulation.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †