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    A Couple of Voids

    A couple of voids
    Today at 08:59:25

    This is a piece of mulberry burl and is 5 ½”W x 3 ½”H. My inside is not as smooth, or has as even thickness as I would like, but this was my first experience with a piece having such a huge voids. C&C welcome
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    Last edited by Steve Schlumpf; 11-20-2017 at 7:35 PM.

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    That'll never hold water!! J/K, I would imagine that was a challenge to turn, very nicely done!!

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    These are always fun because you don't have to stop the lathe to empty the shavings! Nice work!! Thanks for sharing!
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    Nicely done Steve. That should be a fairly easy sell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony De Masi View Post
    Nicely done Steve. That should be a fairly easy sell.
    That would make a really classy den for a reptile or hedgehog kept by a rich person. (I once hollowed out a piece with carving tools for a friend with a hedgehog.)

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    Steve, remember that it's not the destination, but the journey. A really nice piece.
    Joe

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    Daryl, I can remember which woodturner it is, but below his name, he states, "If it can't hold soup, it must be art."

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    Steve, I still have to blow the saving out, I wrapped it in shrink wrap before I started hollowing it out. Helps hold it together and keeps things from flying across the shop.

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    Wow! I admire your imagination to have envisioned a vessel form coming out of that hunk of burl.
    Brian

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    Pretty sweet outcome Steve. Wish I could say the mulberry looks good too but there ain't none there!!!!!! Wow
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