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Good one! Nice bright natural color. Your niece will love it.

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your niece will love it. Nice work and what a great finish

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Outstanding Joe. You went way over the top on this one. Yes, she will love it.

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That is exquisite!

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Trifern, as always another beautiful bowl! Very nice.

Orange agate, never heard of it, grain reminds me of Padauk, gonna have to keep my eye out for some of this… thanks for sharing!

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Another beautiful piece! The color is spectacular.

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The really sets this one apart from others. Your niece and her husband will be pleased with this gift.

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How beautiful : ) I was just looking at some of that Orange Agate yesterday at my local WoodCraft store , but it was only 1x stock….I will keep this in mind now that I see how beautiful the finished product can be , thanks to you : ) Have a great day and keep making these beauties for the rest of us to envy !

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That is really beautiful. Keep them coming!

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Beautiful Joe! What a great gift….your niece will absolutely love it. Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Joe, that is a great use of some glorious wood, and your bowl turning skills (as well as bowl-naming skills) continue to become more and more refined. I have to admit that I am trying some new shapes and techniques (DNA drying one right now) based on what you have posted. Sweet finish, too. Did you finish it mounted or off the lathe?

I have never heard of orange agate. Do you know if it retains that fiery orange color? I am working up some marquetry of poppies, an would love to lay hands on some of that lumber.

Thanks for the post.

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Simply outstanding. What an awesome color!

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Thanks for all the nice comments. This my first experience with orange agate. The pictures do not do it justice. The wood is drop dead gorgeous. I forgot to mention the first coat of finish was Seal-A-Cell. It was finished on the lathe, although the lathe was not running. I suspect it is like a lot of woods and will darken the more UV exposure it has. The wood was purchased from the Peoria, IL Woodcraft store.

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Excellent job Trifern. Can’t wait till I have some more time to do some turning.

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very nice! that color is beautiful! it looks so alive and vibrant! thanks for the post.

Beeeeeautiful !!!!!!!!!! I’d love to work with this wood, you did an exquisite job.

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