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    Slightly Spalted Pear

    I turned this green and it doesn't look too stable, so I thought I'd take some pictures before it dries out and cracks. This was the stump of an ornamental pear I planted about 12 years ago which died earlier this summer. The trunk checked badly and I'm not sure I'll get anything from it at all. All the times I read about how much you all love turning pear, I don't remember ever reading about the smell. What a wonderful turning experience! Right now it has Watco DO and nothing else. I put it in a plastic bag until I figure out how to dry it. C&C welcome.
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    7.5" x 4"
    "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert Heinlein

    "[H]e had at home a lathe, and amused himself by turning napkin rings, with which he filled up his house, with the jealousy of an artist and the egotism of a bourgeois."
    Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

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    Wow, what a gorgeous piece of wood. Nice presentation in your piece.

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    I like your style, Doug. Every piece seems to have a pleasing shape - this is no exception.

    off topic - would you mind sharing how you go about photographing your bowls? I find the black background really brings out more "flavor" than the white one I use. I notice you put it on a mirror, is it in a black box of some kind?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harold Balzonia View Post
    I like your style, Doug. Every piece seems to have a pleasing shape - this is no exception.

    off topic - would you mind sharing how you go about photographing your bowls? I find the black background really brings out more "flavor" than the white one I use. I notice you put it on a mirror, is it in a black box of some kind?
    I got an inexpensive photo tent on Amazon. It came with a few different backdrops. That's another bowl, not a mirror. I just use whatever is close. I'm still experimenting with multiple flash and higher F-stops for depth of field.

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    Wow. Beautiful piece, Doug. You are truly gifted. I always look forward to seeing your bowls.
    I was able to salvage a small piece of an apricot tree that had died on me. Rather, it was supposed to be a dwarf fruit cocktail....5 varieties on one tree. What a sweet smell that was turning also.
    I gotta get me some pear.

    Keep those beauties coming. They are inspiring.

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    Very nice piece Doug, love your style! I do see a couple of places for potential cracks, hopefully it will behave.

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    Nice piece. In the first photo, where the little mushroom shape is (left center) it looks like ring shake/check to me. The is a fairly distinct color line there... If the wood is still wet and drying, I would expect it to crack along that line.

    robo hippy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reed Gray View Post
    Nice piece. In the first photo, where the little mushroom shape is (left center) it looks like ring shake/check to me. The is a fairly distinct color line there... If the wood is still wet and drying, I would expect it to crack along that line.

    robo hippy
    That has me worried, too. I'm looking for a paper bag and thinking about fixing the door on my refrigerator kiln, in the hope I can slow down the drying. Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
    "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert Heinlein

    "[H]e had at home a lathe, and amused himself by turning napkin rings, with which he filled up his house, with the jealousy of an artist and the egotism of a bourgeois."
    Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

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