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This cauldron is made from the largest known piece of American Smoketree Burl in existance. It was graciously gifted to me by a dear friend who harvested it from moutain land he owns as part ofhis large family farm. It has involved many, many hours of chainsawing, turning, carving, sanding, and finishing. It was turned on a handmade John Nichols lathe with a custom 7 ft., 28 lb boring bar.
Finish is dewaxed shellac; top coated with shop-made varnish to maintain protection while giving elasticity and breathability to the finish.
-- -Scott, Wildwood, GA
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Woodbridge
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#1 posted 328 days ago
beautiful work. It looks great. How big is it?
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#2 posted 328 days ago
Impressive piece !
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Scott Tinker
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#3 posted 328 days ago
Thanks for asking the dimensions…I meant to put them in the original description. It is 24 3/16” in diameter and a hair under 16” tall. The burl as a whole weighed in dry at about 400 lbs. This piece represents approximately half of the tumor and was 173 lbs when first mounted to the lathe. It now weighs just over 8lbs.
-- -Scott, Wildwood, GA
Bertha
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#4 posted 328 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
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#5 posted 328 days ago
My heart skipped a couple beats seeing this. Double WOW! I have a smoketree but it’s a tiny little thing even though it’s about 40-50 years old. This is just stunning!!
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#6 posted 327 days ago
That is very impressive mate, thanks for posting this beautie, never heard of the timber, fabulous looking
Pete
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#7 posted 327 days ago
Now that is cool. Great work!!!1
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#8 posted 327 days ago
Hi Scott well done good shape and nice wall thickness Regards Roger
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#9 posted 327 days ago
That’s a beautiful bowl! Wow, and a lot of burl to turn into shavings…
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Scott Tinker
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#10 posted 327 days ago
Thanks Hal. Yes lots and lots of shavings. Luckily I was able to save many large pieces to use for inlay and other projects before turning the rest into dust.
-- -Scott, Wildwood, GA
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#11 posted 324 days ago
It is a beautiful work of art, Scott, The only shame is reducing 400 lbs to 8 ino dust. I hope you were able to save a significant amount from ending up in the dust pile. I cringed for the loss. I am not putting you on the spot, Scott, but I can’t help being a wood enthusiast and have always tried to max the usage and min the waste as beautiful wood has gotten harder and harder to come by and prices are going through the roof. Are there pieces left over from your original 400 lbs, or sections next to that part, that you can make other beautiful creations – maybe with less waste? I look forward to seeing more from you, Scott. Great job!
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#12 posted 299 days ago
Nice, Scott.
I always said you were a better turner than a furniture maker! ;)
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