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  1. 05-05-2012, 3:13 PM #1
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    An Almond...

    Well, been away a long while making lots of bowls and such to raise funds for an upcoming trip to Panama. But, I thought I'd throw this out for fun. A mahogany almond is what I'm gonna call this thing. There's someone on here that gets all the credit - sorry, I do not know who you are. But when I saw your odd-shaped turning, I had to give it a shot. Makes for a weird shape to turn and I just wished I'd thrown a couple ball bearings inside it so it could at least be a super-sized rattle!

    So, here's my almond, a first attempt, made from african mahogany. It has some carving for embellishment and walnut stain, spray lacquer and buffed. I'll make a little three-legged stand for it later.

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  3. 05-05-2012, 5:43 PM #2
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    The method is called "Lost Wood", that traces is origin back a few years. http://www.ovwg.org/New-OVWG-Site/Te...%20Process.htm

    Of late, Art Liestman and Joe Landon have been doing quite a bit of work with the technique.

    Love the almond. The texture and color are spot on.
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  4. 05-05-2012, 6:13 PM #3
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    Looks pretty good to me. Really nicely done.
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  5. 05-05-2012, 6:41 PM #4
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    Nice job, Steve! That thing looks real!
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  6. 05-05-2012, 7:00 PM #5
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    Ha!!! What a cool idea and a well executed one at that...but how big/small is it?
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    It looks so real one can almost smell it, nicely done.
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  8. 05-05-2012, 7:06 PM #7
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    I love almonds, and my mouth watered when I looked at this!! That is the true test - and, you passed with flying colors.
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  9. 05-05-2012, 8:02 PM #8
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    Thanks everyone. Sorry I forgot the size - it's about 7" long by 3 7/8" on the wide side, and 2 3/4" on the narrower side width. And thanks, Dale, those are the guys I was referring to...I am thankful for how they (and all of you) inspire!
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  10. 05-05-2012, 11:40 PM #9
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    Nice work Steve! It's about as real looking as you can get!
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  11. 05-06-2012, 12:05 AM #10
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    Oh, I like it.
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