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...of wood. A couple months ago I was in my local hardware store (my wife claims they have a coffee mug with my name on it). One of the owners said that on the floor in the cellar was an old hunk of wood that he thought might be a burl. He said that I could have it as it wasn’t serving any other purpose than to be a tripping hazard. We went down and retrieved the piece which was roughly 12 cubic inches. Who knows how long it had been there. I told him I’d be happy to take a look inside…
The bowl is 6”d x 2.5”h. Finished with General’s Salad Bowl Finish. What a nice surprise!
-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com
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grizzman
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#1 posted 532 days ago
wow andrew, that is a wood gloat if i ever saw one…that is beautiful….i bet you were smiles from ear to ear with this piece…that is what i love about wood working, you see a chunk of wood that looks like its ready for the wood stove…and bam….you open it up with a saw or a lathe and the magic glows…you sure did do this Justis…
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Lidiya Blaznina
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#2 posted 532 days ago
Beautiful and very creative piece !!!
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woodtickgreg
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#3 posted 532 days ago
Looks like a oak burl. Very nice, great save.
-- without wood there is no woodworking, mill it.
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#4 posted 532 days ago
Not bad for some old Hardware Junk door stop!
... oh, you said Hunk!
Beautiful piece of ….. LOL
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therookie
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#5 posted 532 days ago
Beautifal HUNK of wood I kinda want one now
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Yeorwned
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#6 posted 532 days ago
Very nice tripping hazard!
Dallas
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#7 posted 532 days ago
As Elvis Said….. It’s just a Hunka, Hunka, burnin’ Love!
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a1Jim
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#8 posted 532 days ago
Hunk a hunk of turning love :)) Beautiful turning.
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Andrew
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#9 posted 532 days ago
Thanks all!
The hunk shown is actually the second half of the hunk. I haven’t quite decided what I’m going to do with it. I definitely have to make something for the shop keeper! Something that he’ll use…
@Woodtick – you are absolutely correct – red oak burl. Along the bottom edge there’s a slight non-burl section.
-- Andrew, Orange County, CA - www.TransitionTurning.com
lightweightladylefty
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#10 posted 532 days ago
Andrew,
Wow! That’s nice! Thanks for sharing your blessing.
L/W
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deon
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#11 posted 531 days ago
Wow. Stroke of luck there!
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Roger
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#12 posted 531 days ago
hunk-a-hunk-a awesome wood
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doncutlip
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#13 posted 531 days ago
Nice work, that turned out great
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#14 posted 531 days ago
Nice oak burl…....about a year ago I stopped by a new home site and picked up a small piece of timber that was laying with a large pile of tree limbs…...when I opened it up on the bandsaw, it looked just the same…..nature sure does some cool stuff!
-- Measuring twice and cutting once only works if you read the tape correctly!
Innovator
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#15 posted 528 days ago
Simlpy beautiful!
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