IronWood Bowl with Turquoise Inlay

Wow scrappy this is drop dead gorgeous ,very nice work and wood.

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My favorite wood that is a beautiful piece Dan. How did you like the smell of it? Mine always stinks somewhat

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Gorgeous, Dan. The Seri will be jealous.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

I love the Desert Ironwood. I’ve made a few pens for it and I’ve got a few other pieces but no item in mind yet.

Great looking bowl. I like the inlay.

I’ve got some turquoise. How did you process it for the inlay?

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Thanks for the great comments.

Jerry, It is the WORST smelling wood I have ever turned!

Karson, I got a stone and pestle made from marble. I start with small pieces and grind some to almost powder. That way you can fill with the larger first then add the powder to fill the smallest gaps. Set it in place with Super Glue. SAND flush! It is very hard on the tools.

Thanks Again for the great comments.

Scrappy

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Great looking! I have never used this wood, but it sure looks great. Did you get the turquoise from your area? My grandmother loved to go to Arizona and she talked about the wonderful stones out there, as well as the Indian stuff. She lived to over 100 and never stopped talking about your home state. Thanks for sharing!!

-Mike

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That is some very distinctive timber Dan, nice job all round. :)
Pete

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looks cool

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Beautiful bowl – you can be proud of that one.

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What a beautiful bowl. The inlay just sets off the color in the bowl.
Nice work.

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great work dan

nice shape
and the turquoise
really sets it off

well done

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that is so beautiful, i wondered if iron wood could be worked to that extent..you sure did a wonderful job with it, i lived in arizona for some time, but was a young kid, heard of iron wood, just never really saw any…what type of tree does it come from, is it a rare type of tree….and how big do they get…

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Very nice bowl. Very interesting, vibrant, grain. The turquoise dose add a nice bit flair. Well Done!

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Thanks for all the great comments everyone.

Grizzman, Here is the Wikipedia page for the IronWood. It turned pretty good. Very hard, but with VERY sharp tools it cut good.

Hacksaw007, I got the Turquoise from a yard sale here in the Phoenix area. Not sure if it is native to this area or brought in. Got 2 large pill bottles of small pieces. Not big enough for jewelry but great for inlay.

Thanks Again for all the great comments everyone.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Hey its a nice bowl.
I am also using Iron wood to turn the bowls.
Indian Iron wood is good for this purpose.
I also made Soap bowl in Ironwood you can check it in my projects.
thanks for sharing the bowl with us..

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