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Hello folks here is 6 photos showing the different views of one form I turned from an exceptional piece of burr purple yew. I have never seen wood quite like this before- the purple colouration is 100% natural and is caused by ferrous metal being present in the wood (in this case it was a 5” nail)
this piece is 6.5” wide by 8” tall and is finished in osmo uv oil
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14 comments so far
glynn
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#1 posted 691 days ago
beauty ,just a little rainbow
-- jim nevada
Mark Sanger
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#2 posted 691 days ago
A lovely form and wood George.
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SCOTSMAN
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#3 posted 691 days ago
Your a natural born turner great work I think you are going to go far young man kindest regards and congratulations. Alistair
-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease
Kent Shepherd
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#4 posted 691 days ago
Awesome!!!!
Thanks for sharing
-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong
Kevin_WestCO
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#5 posted 691 days ago
Gorgeous! Great looking piece.
Bertha
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#6 posted 691 days ago
Spectacular! I want to take a bite out of it for some reason. Am I weird?
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
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#7 posted 691 days ago
hi fantastic piece of turning you did a great job
the pattern on the wood is on real leave it to mother nature
she cant be beating thanks for sharing
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Tim Kindrick
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#8 posted 691 days ago
Seriously wicked looking wood!!!!!!
-- I have metal in my neck but wood in my blood!!
reggiek
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#9 posted 691 days ago
Great work George. You did that beautiful piece of wood justice….the shape really dispays the woods extreme figuring and color….it is an awesome work of nature….just breathtaking….
Thanks for sharing it with us.
-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!
Nick
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#10 posted 691 days ago
good job with the wood. I love the colors
-- Nick, AZ. Wood is a canvas for God's art work, it is our job as woodworkers to figur out the best way to display it.
sedcokid
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#11 posted 691 days ago
George, What a beautiful piece, the color is outstanding!! How intriging to have found a spike burried inside.
Thanks for Sharing!
-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,
Bearpie
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#12 posted 691 days ago
Whoa!! this is simply _ (fill in blank with appropriate adjective!)
Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
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jockmike2
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#13 posted 690 days ago
Beautiful turning it takes a lot of skill to turn something like that.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
George watkins
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#14 posted 689 days ago
Thank you for all of your kind comments
-- it can't rain all the time!!
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