New Piece For Me

[Carl Hackman]

Stepped Decoration Hollow Form.

Wood: Cola
Height: 4"
Diameter: 5"
Finish: Walnut Oil and Carnauba Wax

[Roger Chandler]

Very nice.......unusual sides, with the stepped features.........gotta love that grain! Is this cola or Koa? Not familiar with cola....is it the same wood that cola nuts come from? South American?

At any rate, this is very nice indeed!

[Carl Hackman]

Thank you

Cola is a local term for a very hard wood that is here. It is very hard to work with and dulls tools very quickly. Some of the local expats call it ironwood although I'm not convinced that it is related to desert ironwood. It takes a finish beautifully though.

[Jay Rasmussen]

Very nice Carl!
The steps really add another dimension.

[Norm Zax]

Interesting form and good technique.

[Steve Doerr]

Carl,
What a beautiful piece. I love the grain and your stepped pattern is very interesting and appealing. Keep up the good work.
Happy turning,
Steve

[Carl Hackman]

Thank you

[Mike Cruz]

Carl, is the inside stepped as well? Very nice piece, btw. I like that it is different.

[Carl Hackman]

Hi Mike,

Thank you.

The inside is smooth and follows the shape of the outside.

[BILL DONAHUE]

Very, very nice! Beautiful piece of wood and an nice job turning it. What do you use for a photo backdrop?

[Carl Hackman]

For the photos that I use on my website I extract the piece from the digital photograph in photoshop then add a gradient background so the piece is displayed nicely. As yet I cannot afford a decent photography setup to enable me to take more artistic shots.

[Baxter Smith]

Very neat work!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a cool interesting piece. Well done Carl.