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    Wow! These look great, especially the finish on...

    Wow! These look great, especially the finish on them. This may be redundant, but are you using a CA finish, or just alot of fine sanding?
  2. I'm in, thanks.

    I'm in, thanks.
  3. Really nice piece. I really like how the spalting...

    Really nice piece. I really like how the spalting is almost all above the peak of the form's curve. Did you do that on purpose, or did it just turn out that way?
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    Nice haul, Curtis. Good luck with all that wood.

    Nice haul, Curtis. Good luck with all that wood.
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    Pens and Mushroom

    Pens (from right)
    #1- Purple dyed box elder cigar
    #2- Bocote slimline
    #3- Tulipwood Olympian elite (not really a fan of the black plastic parts, though, anyone else have an opinion?)
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    I like the charcoal idea. Sounds better than...

    I like the charcoal idea. Sounds better than coffee grounds for a really dark black. The filled cracks add alot to the piece.
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    Definitley a good piece. I always have to break...

    Definitley a good piece. I always have to break my back to not get gray dust in the porous zebrawood. And your shellawax finish looks better than I've ever seen.
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    These just get better and better. I did like the...

    These just get better and better. I did like the cherry red one better (probably because of the color), but the big inclusion on this is really cool.
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    Congrats, Steve. You and these two pieces...

    Congrats, Steve. You and these two pieces definitely deserve recognition. I'm sure they'll both sell for quite alot. "Spire" is still there when I look in my "projects to imitate when I get a bigger...
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    I don't know of any off the top of my head, but...

    I don't know of any off the top of my head, but what I've done is get some Corian cutoffs from a local supplier and turn that to use as a cutting board in the center of a cheese platter. It works and...
  11. Thread: Take 2!

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    Definitely a great piece of work. The pedestal is...

    Definitely a great piece of work. The pedestal is great, and it feels more natural to me than some of the other pencil-thin pedestals I've seen. The color in that burl and the NE is amazing....
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    Thanks, Steve. I'll be making more of these for...

    Thanks, Steve. I'll be making more of these for craft shows because they're pretty fast and easy, as long as you're careful.

    Oops. I do realize that's my thread title. But it's somewhat suiting. I...
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    Happy Eater + Eggs, etc.

    To all of you celebrating tomorrow, have a happy easter.

    I made a few eggs because I was inspired by recent posts. The first and largest is maple with blue marker bands. The one to the left of...
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    I have a harbor freight angle drill that I use...

    I have a harbor freight angle drill that I use with CSUSA hook and loop sanding discs, then I sand with the grain by hand.
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    Rest of the pictures

    Rest of the pictures
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    Today's Pen (and pencil) fix

    Here's what I finished up today, being on spring break!:D

    Two cigar pens and one slimline pencil, and a burl bottle stopper.
    The wood I used for the cigar pen on the right looked pretty plain on...
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    My thought automatically goes to somehow cutting...

    My thought automatically goes to somehow cutting up the block, gluing it back together into something bigger, and turning it, ending up with something much bigger then 2x2 as a finished dimension,...
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    Corian is definitly one of my favoritie alternate...

    Corian is definitly one of my favoritie alternate materials to work with, because of the eye-popping results like these.

    To what grit do you sand, and what finish do you use, if you use a finish?
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    Those are really something. Definitley fitting of...

    Those are really something. Definitley fitting of a series name, and "giraffe" seems to be a suitable and appropriate title. Really great work, seriously.
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    I guess you're right, George. What would be the...

    I guess you're right, George. What would be the practical applications of a snap-tight fit, other than hearing the cool sound?

    Also a good idea for the oil/smelly stuff finish. I will try that...
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    Maple lidded box w/ burnt lines

    I turned some of this maple I got, and worked to get a really tight fitting lid. And I was able to do it. Makes a classic cork "pop" when you remove the lid. I saw some work with the burnt lines on...
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    Really nice. I love turning dogwood.

    Really nice. I love turning dogwood.
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    I'm definitley in! And if you end up with an odd...

    I'm definitley in! And if you end up with an odd number of participants, I would be happy to be the one who makes two. Thanks for organizing this.
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    Walnut is always great to turn. I really like the...

    Walnut is always great to turn. I really like the flat rim. Definitley a winner.
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    That's some really great wood, and a mirror...

    That's some really great wood, and a mirror finish. I think I can see your setup in the reflection.
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