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Alabaster turning with a ebony finial. Yes the finial is too short and I need to make another. This piece started out as an 8 pound stone and is now down to less than a pound. Made a great deal more dust in the Sonoran Desert

The second photo is another of my outdoor shop in the desert. We have had the best winter ever here in the desert

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Wow! very impressive! I have never thought of turning any kind of stone. where do you find something like this?
 

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Nice form and color. Love the background without all the snow too. ;)
 

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What a great piece of ART!!!
I had turned some of that material in High school and was never aloud to turn it again because it made the floor so dangerously slippery.
I like your setup just let the dust fly away.
 

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The stone comes out of New Mexico Stone Supply. WWW.nmstonesupply.com Tell Jason I sent you. I have bought many pieces from him.

Jeff I have had a great time turning with some of the most recent tools. Hunter
 

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Great piece of stone, well worth the weight loss. What are these recent tools you use?
 

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Very Nice Work indeed Ronald! Thanks For Sharing!

Rick
 

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Wow very nice Ron the Alabaster colour is beautiful. You really do some awesome turning…thanks for sharing.
 

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WowZa! That has some color
 

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For this particular piece I used every tool I had. Carbide and high speed steel. For Hollowing I used the Carter Hollow Roller with a Hunter Carbide bit. The stone has a hardness factor of 2 with a diamond being a 10.
 

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I don't like it, I JUST LOVE IT.

Bob
 

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Very beautiful turning Ron. I love alabaster (as long as the wife isn't in a throwing mood).
 
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