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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.































17 comments so far
kenn
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posted 428 days ago
Wow, nice turning. The color is amazing and I really like the profile.
-- Every cloud has a silver lining
TedM
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posted 428 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.
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savannah505
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posted 428 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
trifern
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posted 428 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.
woodyone
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posted 428 days ago
Brilliant, very nice bowl and an amazing piece of wood.
Woody.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 428 days ago
stunning. .that swirl in the wood is amazing
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CharlieM1958
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posted 428 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"
ryno101
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posted 428 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
CalgaryBill
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posted 428 days ago
Beautiful colour! Beautiful figure! Beautiful shape! I love it.
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John Gray
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posted 428 days ago
Beautifully amazing. Thanks for the great post.
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thetimberkid
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posted 428 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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jockmike2
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posted 427 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. mwurm13@yahoo.com
Grumpy
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posted 426 days ago
Excellent grain in that piece Joe
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trifern
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posted 426 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.
SteveKorz
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posted 426 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) †
GaryBuck
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posted 80 days ago
Oh yea this one jumped out at me beauty
a1Jim
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posted 80 days ago
Beautiful turning
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