Palo Verde Bowl #34 and Mushroom

Again two very nice pieces out of something that looked as if it was no good. Shows what experience can do.

cool turnings

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

always nice to play with some new timber Jim,guess we will have to call you the tree surgoen after all these patch ups ::))))
nice work as usual Mate
pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

It seems like you have a knack for finding spalted materials—the black rings are burnt in I assume

-- Lizardhead---Yeah but it's a dry heat--Tempe, Az

Nice use of old wood Jim, you brought out the spalting nicely. The rings are effective.

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

Very nice, I love the black accents.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

these are very awesome

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Always beautiful work from your hands Jim.
Best of my thoughts to you,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Jim, This is a new wood type for me. these are beautiful!!

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Jim, those are 2 cool pieces! I like them.
I have never heard of that wood It’s pretty.
Great work! Keep it up!

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....

Hey Jim,
Those are really nice. That wood is new to me.
Love the darkened rings.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Nice one Jim. We’ve got Palo Verde all over the place here in Green Valley but I haven’t seen it used for a wood project before.

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Very attractive pieces! Nice find!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

VERY nice bowl Jim. My wife says she REALLY likes those burn rings. So do I.

-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--

Guys, thanks for the nice comments. Out here in the desert, you see a lot of mesquite and palo verde trees all over the place. Palo verde is a green bark tree with long skinny ends on the branches. they are almost pure white when you cut a fresh one, but now I may go looking for some that have been laying in the desert for while. We also get chinaberry, juniper and eucalyptus around here from the fire wood piles. Heck, I’ll turn anything once!!! People are always bring me stuff to see what I can make of it.

Dave, the rings are burned in with a piece of 1/16 aircraft cable.

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!