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  1. 01-31-2006, 1:58 PM #1
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    Shedua Box

    With all the excitement of the upcoming explosion it seems that there has been relatively little actual turning going on. To uphold what little honor remains on the Turning Forum I herewith respectfully submit a turned object.

    This little box was turned from some curly Shedua, aka African Walnut, that my son and wife bought me for Christmas. What an unusual wood. Lots of color variation, turns cleanly and polished like glass particularly on the end grain. This box is 2 1/2" in diameter and 2 7/8" tall. I was unable to catch the curls that are in this wood no matter how I tried.

    Thanks for looking....
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  3. 01-31-2006, 2:11 PM #2
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    Nice job big Mike! Beautiful wood. Glad somebody finally posted
    some work! .
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    Great job Mike. Love the wood. Looks great.
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  5. 01-31-2006, 2:29 PM #4
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    Wow a turning related post

    Nice peice Big Mike.


    Big Mike..is shehua about as hard as maple or softer like walnut. I have a piece of wood that has a similar appearance and its fairly hard and heavy. I ruled out wenge and ipe and now looking at this Imight have the answer.
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    Another nice one Mike.... what finish did you use?
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  7. 01-31-2006, 2:38 PM #6
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    Thanks for the comments.

    Rob, I found Shedua to be similar to walnut in the way it cut but slightly less open pored. I don't think I would say it is as hard as maple but it sure polished like maple on the end grain. Could you have a rosewood or maybe something like bocote which is very hard and dense?

    Bob, I used my old home brew of equal parts of oil and varnish thinned with mineral spirits so that it wipes on and soaks in easily. This wood, although large pores were not evident, had some bleed back which surprised me. I friction polished this with the finish and there was no evidence of bleedback but after a minute or two beads of finish would form. Sort of a pain....
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  8. 01-31-2006, 2:59 PM #7
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    Thanks Big Mike...I will look at it again..
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  9. 01-31-2006, 3:04 PM #8
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    Very nice again Mike. I like the how you made the top detail groove to match where the two pieces come together.
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  10. 01-31-2006, 3:07 PM #9
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    Beautiful stuff, Michael!
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  11. 01-31-2006, 4:26 PM #10
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    Another super box, Big Mike! Hope you got some more coming soon...

    Thanks for the pictures!
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  12. 01-31-2006, 4:41 PM #11
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    Beautiful Mike!
    Awesome wood!
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  13. 01-31-2006, 5:00 PM #12
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    Ok, I have resisted the box thing, but I am going to have to try it. This a beauty, Michael. I can see just enough of the figure to tell that the photo does not do it justice.
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  14. 01-31-2006, 6:25 PM #13
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    Wonderful Mike! I love the shape, that awesome wood is a bonus!
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  15. 01-31-2006, 6:51 PM #14
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    Mike, great stuff as usual. Cool wood for sure. I am just beginning to realize that most of these boxes aren't very big at all. I like it! Do you usually turn one of these in one shot?

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  16. 01-31-2006, 7:06 PM #15
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    Congrats on this piece again, Mike! I see it made the cover of WOW...
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