Gavel and striker

Beautiful work.

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

Nice Job! I am sure she will love it.

-- Nick, Virginia, http://www.etsy.com/shop/NONICKSWOOD

Very nice Pete. The finish really makes it.

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

Very nice! I have been asked to make 4 of these! the first try was too small. How big were the gavel blanks?

-- Nancy

Sakeena….
The wood is dunnage from freight shipped out of India.
Each piece when I get it has been rough milled to about 2×2 1/2 inches and 24 or 36 inches long.
Some pieces I turn I throw on without any preparation, others I rip to square on the table saw and then turn.
This particular piece I had jointed and planned to about 1 3/4 by 2 1/4, then ripped to square.

Here’s an old picture of a stack of it right off the truck.
I have about 1200 pieces like this.
Some is Acacia, some is ebony, some is Curly Movingui, some is teak, some is mahogany, and most of it I just don’t know.

-- Pete, "It isn't broken, you just aren't using it right."

Man, I’ve been trying to source acacia!!! hard to find….i believe it’s the same as monkeypod, or at least similar. Anyways, that wood it excellent for engraving!

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