Myrtle burl hollow form

[Travis Stinson]

I'm still looking for a truckload of this stuff! It's such a joy to turn, even smells nice. Finished with Watco then buffed, 5"T x 5"D.

[Ed Scolforo]

Absolutely beautiful!

[Carole Valentine]

Gorgeous, Travis! What is the collar - ebony, blackwood? I need to get one or the other of those to make a collar for a spalted piece I have, but not sure which to order. I think the African Blackwood may finish better but not sure.

[Travis Stinson]

Carole, the collar is Ebony. I have some African Blackwood, but haven't tried it yet. The Ebony almost polishes itself while turning.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Beautiful wood and execution, Travis.

Bruce

[Fred Floyd]

I've been doing some hollow forms lately, but your's is spectacular. Really love the ebony collar. I formerly used collars to hide mistakes, but people like them better so I have been doing them whenever possible

[Keith Burns]

Travis, you're killing me here ! How do you keep producing such wonderful pieces !?!? You're about to catch up with Jim. This one is stuning.

[Loy Hawes]

Another nice one Travis! One of the first bowls I turned was Myrtle. It does smell nice!

[Chris Barton]

Great piece Travis! How thin do you try to get the walls on your hollow forms?

[Jim Ketron]

Oh Yea! Very nice Travis!
Lots of stuff going on with this one and I love the Form!
when You find that truck load send me some too

[Dick Parr]

Oh WOW, everything about this piece is beautiful. Great job Travis

[Glenn Hodges]

That is beautiful! The collar is a nice touch to such a stunning piece of work.

[Travis Stinson]

Thanks everyone. Chris, I usually end up with a wall thickness of around 1/4", sometimes a tad less, sometimes a tad more. I feel satisfied with 1/4" thickness and don't try to push it further.

[John Hart]

Looks like I missed this earlier...Glad I got a chance to see it! I really love that form Travis! By any chance, do you know where Myrtle grows? I got some Pink Myrtle and I don't know anything about it.

[Travis Stinson]

John, from what I know of it, it's really California Laurel/ Bay Laurel and grows along the Oregon coastal region. I might be mistaken, someone correct me if I'm wrong on this. I've gotten a few chunks from the online auction place .