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This is a large hollow form made with spalted maple. It is 15 inces tall and ten across the top. This piece had a couple of spots that the wood was so punky that I could dig chunks out with my fingernails. Rough turned and then soaked with laquer thinned out 50 % to help stabilize it. It absorbed nearly a quart before it was saturated. These are especially dangerous to turn. To get a good cot, the lathe needs to be turned up 1200 rpms, and the inconsistency in density can sometimes take hours of work and explode them into mulch for the garden. It was hollowed out with a shop made laser guided boring bar.
Never realized till now how flat awesome that sounds…. shop made laser guided boring bar. I will have to get a picture of it next time I get it out.
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Dusty56
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#1 posted 156 days ago
Well done and the Spalting is beautiful : )
laser guided boring bar….must see !!
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luv2learn
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#2 posted 156 days ago
Natural beauty revealed, beautiful work. I’m with Dusty56 I gotta see your shop made laser guided boring bar.
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 156 days ago
Beautiful Vessel great job.
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deon
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#4 posted 156 days ago
Great work!
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DocSavage45
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#5 posted 156 days ago
It wouldn’t be mulch it would be fire starter. LOL Some great craftsmanship and patience.
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RVroman
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#6 posted 156 days ago
That is beautiful! Spalted wood can indeed be difficult, but the results are worth it, as shown in this masterpiece.
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socrbent
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#7 posted 156 days ago
Beautiful. Having tried to make a bowl from some spalted maple recently, I understand hard is was to get these results. I appreciate your skill.
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branch
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#8 posted 156 days ago
hi love the wood in this piece
great bit of turning not easy
with that much spalteding
branch
peteg
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#9 posted 156 days ago
Quite a large piece, I like the shape it seems to work very well with the spalting.
Nice job well done
Pete
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toyguy
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#10 posted 156 days ago
Great turn, high risk…....but it came out very nice. Well done.
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Monte Pittman
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#11 posted 156 days ago
Great job, beautiful wood.
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Dick
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#12 posted 155 days ago
That is an awesome piece of wood and a great turning. Excellent work!
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