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Orange Swirl

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This piece is turned from Orange Agate. It measures 5” tall by 5.5” wide. Orange Agate is a very dense, heavy, and hard wood. I was pleased with most aspects of this piece; shape, consistency, color, and finish. It was finished with Seal-A-Cell, Wipe-on Poly, and Briwax. Thanks for looking.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.


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kenn

138 posts in 257 days


posted 87 days ago

Wow, nice turning. The color is amazing and I really like the profile.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

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TedM

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posted 87 days ago

Beautiful! I really like the rim, simple but adds to the piece. Love the Orange Agate… gotta find me some of that! Thanks for sharing.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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savannah505

172 posts in 123 days


posted 87 days ago

Hey Joe – I think I need to just start a permanent message for you, that I can paste in everytime you make something. Another great looking piece, since all your work looks great, what can I say? You are a master on that lathe of yours. Where do you get your orange agate from? I’ve never heard of it until I started seeing your work. Very cool piece, love the shape. Now go to bed and get some rest, I swear you must live by that lathe of yours. LOL

-- Dan Wiggins

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trifern

4974 posts in 304 days


posted 87 days ago

Thanks Dan. Orange Agate is a relatively new wood imported into the states. I understand that it comes from Peru, and was recently identified by biologists. I have been purchasing mine from the Peoria Woodcraft store.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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woodyone

223 posts in 128 days


posted 87 days ago

Brilliant, very nice bowl and an amazing piece of wood.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 698 days


posted 87 days ago

stunning. .that swirl in the wood is amazing

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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CharlieM1958

4588 posts in 756 days


posted 87 days ago

Joe, have you accumulated enough of these yet to start your own wooden version of a Pottery Barn?

Gorgeous color on this one.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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ryno101

156 posts in 202 days


posted 87 days ago

Trifern,

Once again, a beautiful piece… just once, could you post something that looks terrible, so we can all feel a little better about ourselves?

Just kidding, of course… I’m always impressed by your ability to find the beauty inside chunks of wood, and bring it out for all to see. Keep up the good work!

Oh, and congratulations on the “Fall into the Arts” show!

-- Ryno

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CalgaryBill

14 posts in 207 days


posted 87 days ago

Beautiful colour! Beautiful figure! Beautiful shape! I love it.

-- Calgary Bill

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John Gray

883 posts in 423 days


posted 87 days ago

Beautifully amazing. Thanks for the great post.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

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thetimberkid

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posted 86 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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jockmike2

4496 posts in 784 days


posted 86 days ago

Amazing wood Joe, nice color and shape. Have you made up your mind about which two bowls to show? That’s got to be a meat grinder in your brain huh? Lots of luck friend. My prayers are with you.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Grumpy

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posted 85 days ago

Excellent grain in that piece Joe

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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trifern

4974 posts in 304 days


posted 85 days ago

Thanks for all the kind remarks. I really appreciate them all. This turned out to be one of my favorites, but the best one is the next one.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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SteveKorz

1419 posts in 251 days


posted 85 days ago

You make such awesome stuff, Joe… I really like the color of this one…

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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