Worms at work

I haven’t seen any wormy chestnut for a while. My father built some kitchen cabinets with it once, I have never been able to find it in the amounts he could.

-- San Diego, CA

Great job…thats a terrific looking piece. I am currently making a steamer chest from wormy chestnut…its beautiful wood.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

A great looking box Jeff. Nice job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Beautiful turning, very rare.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

I have just started turning myself and dude, that is awesome.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

This is a wonderfully unique piece, Jeff. The chestnut has a lot of character that give it a lot of visual interest and character.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Nice job! Very interesting piece.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

That is great looking. Good job.

-- He said wood...http://hickbyassociation.blogspot.com/

This piece is amazing! beautiful work!

-- Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain" Frank Lloyd Wright

How cool! More and more I’m loving bug trails. Extra cool that it came from an old structure. Nice work!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Wow, that is a great piece. How difficult was it turning this with all the voids?

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Tim – the turning was fairly easy. If you turn this type of wood you must take lighter cuts and keep your tool sharp as the wall thickness gets thinner. I turned this down to just under a 1/4 inch thick and quit – I was afraid my luck with run out! Several of the worm holes go all the way through the piece. I am turning another one that I will fill all the holes with home made colored crushed rock material.

-- Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Nice box, I like the use of the reclaimed lumber also.

-- Dale

WOW Very Nice Job I Like the Worm holes

-- Jim, Kentucky

Interesting piece. How about a top view to see the pink ivory top?

Those country worms seem to have a different pattern than city worms. City worms use cloth napkins when they eat.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe