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  1. 03-07-2012, 8:47 PM #1
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    Not just any old hunk of wood

    I would not have went to the trouble except this was the root ball of a small tree my son took down at his house. His first tree removal at his first house. It had several piths and cracked while drying. I used some CA on the small cracks and sawdust in the larger cracks. While finish turning the side blew out. I put that back with Mesquite sawdust and epoxy. All total I counted 23 mostly small cracks. He likes it. I guess that is all that matters.
    Brians Bowl 1.jpgBrians Bowl 2.jpgBrians Bowl 3.jpg

    It started out larger than the 12 1/2 swing on my delta 46-460 and ended up around 9 inches after I got through all of the rotten wood, and the cracking and drying
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  3. 03-07-2012, 8:58 PM #2
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    Paul,
    I gotta hand it to you. You are tenacious. Good job!
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  4. 03-08-2012, 7:23 AM #3
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    the outcome looks great..& if your son likes it you are in clover.
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    Kinda has that coat of many colors effect! Good form and I am sure it is something that your son will cherish for a long time! Nice work on that!
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  6. 03-08-2012, 9:04 AM #5
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    Great looking bowl and save. I am sure it will be cherished by your son.
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  7. 03-08-2012, 11:25 AM #6
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    It's called character.... and it seems that both you and the bowl have oodles of it.
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