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  1. 07-01-2010, 8:27 PM #1
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    Walnut Gloat!

    A friend of a friend heard I was a turner and asked me to make him a bowl and a platter. He said he had a walnut tree that had belonged to his father and the gifts are to be for his dad for Christmas. I went to get the wood today and boy was I shocked!

    These are the two big pieces that I worked on today. I got one home and hope to get the rest on Saturday. He said I could have the rest of the wood if I wanted

    The girl in the pic is the daughter of a friend.
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    A few hours south of Steve Schlumpf
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  3. 07-01-2010, 8:33 PM #2
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    WOW, yes I think you can get a bowl or two out of that
    Have fun and take care
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    Either that girls is about 8 inches tall, or you got some pretty nice sized hunks of walnut there. Congrats.
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    Pete, looks like it has been down awhile. That should be some gorgeous wood - hope you have the lathe capacity to maximize the size.
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    gloat, gloat, gloat.....good score
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    Pete, you suck. That is a great score sir!
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    You are definitely gonna need a bigger lathe...
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  9. 07-01-2010, 9:25 PM #8
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    Get it all. Cut it up. Anchorseal it. Turn. Turn. Turn. Then turn a bit more.
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    And.... I'm located just 1,075 miles SW of Steve Schlumpf.
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    That would last me for years. Very nice SCORE!

    Not much turns nicer than walnut. ENJOY
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    Gotta love those friends of a friend. You can PM me if you have too much to handle
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  12. 07-01-2010, 9:47 PM #11
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    Is that one of those Stihl's with a 12" bar?
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  13. 07-01-2010, 10:21 PM #12
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    Pete, that is one big trashy piece of wood. You should not even waste your time with it. It's hazardous. Lucky for you, I have a license in trashy walnut removal and can come immediately to pick it up...uhhh...take it away to a far away place for you....
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  14. 07-01-2010, 11:51 PM #13
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    Pete... WOW! Excellent gloat! Looking forward to seeing what you turn out of it!
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  15. 07-01-2010, 11:54 PM #14
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    Congratulations... that is one sweet gloat.
    Have a Nice Day!
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  16. 07-02-2010, 10:28 AM #15
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    What a score!!! Walnut of that size is hard to come by. Looks like it has been down for a while. If so it should prove to be very stable if you cut your blanks to avoid any checks that formed in the wood.
    Happy Turning,
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