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I recently had two pecan trees sawn into lumber and bowl blanks. I had one really nice piece of crotch to use for bowl blanks that I recently cut into circluar blanks and sealed with anchorseal. I had one small piece that came from that slab and I figured I would go ahead and cut a blank from it. Today I used that small piece to practice on. I have never turned pecan before and I was curious how it would work and finish. I didn’t go with anything elaborate in my design. The goal was to make a simple bowl and test out the wood. The finished product was this 5 inch wide and 3 inch tall bowl. I really like the brown streaks that run through it like birthmarks. I finished it with crystalcoat in the interest of time, but I was really impressed with the wood. It’s hell on your chisels, but most nice hardwoods are. Sanding is a breeze and you can get some gloss on the wood at 400 grit. All in all I’m really happy and I’m looking forward to turning more pecan!
-- Patrick
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lew
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posted 186 days ago
Beautiful Colors!
I really like the shape.
bigwoodturner
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posted 186 days ago
Pecan is one of my most enjoyable woods. Very stable and wonderful color.
-- Dale
tinnman65
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posted 186 days ago
Very nice, every time I see a nice turning like this I see why they say turning can become addictive. The colors contrast is great. I bet you cant wait to get your hands on the bigger pieces.
-- Paul Sayre Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)
BTKS
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posted 186 days ago
Nice work. We use pecan around here for several applications. Grandpa always loved it, said it would last 100 years if you keep it dry. That is when he was using it for framing. Yes, I said framing lumber.
Enjoy the rest, BTKS
SloLouie
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posted 186 days ago
Beautiful bowl Patrick. I like the coloring.
-- Rob Central Coast of Ca.
mtnwild
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posted 186 days ago
That’s a beautiful bowl. Nice practice piece. That’s a keeper!
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
a1Jim
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posted 186 days ago
nice bowl love that wood
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
osageman
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posted 186 days ago
WOW, very, very, nice!!!!!!!!!!! I have some Pecan, I’m going to work a bowl myself now… Thanks for the inspiration.
-- The Osage Tree
Woodhacker
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posted 186 days ago
Really really nice… I love the grain in the pecan…and wish it grew around here.
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
Dusty56
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posted 186 days ago
Wow , the colors are very nice. It is a beautiful piece : )
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
jockmike2
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posted 185 days ago
Beautiful turning.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com