Got all excited about turning a new kind of wood: "azucar huayo". Then I looked it up and found out it's the same thing as jatoba.About 5"x3"
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Got all excited about turning a new kind of wood: "azucar huayo". Then I looked it up and found out it's the same thing as jatoba.
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AKA Brazilian cherry. Actually this piece has more grain than most pieces I have seen. Looks nice!
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Azucar Huayo is the name in Peru for Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba. The name means sweet fruit. Monkeys love it. Here is a link, click on this,
http://128.104.77.230/TechSheets/Chu...ymena1new.html
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Pretty nifty, Lee. Interesting wood, and nice form. How thick are the edges of that bowl?
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Thats some nice looking Jatoba Lee! Stuff makes me sneeze like a banshee........but I cut it anyway. Well done.
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Nice stuff, Lee. To echo Big Mike, that seems to have more prominent grain than the jatoba I've used. What'd you finish it with?
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Nice bowl, Lee! An interesting piece of wood, too!
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I really like the form on this one Lee ! Greta job
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The Usual (version 1.0): SealACell and Beall buff.Originally Posted by Vaughn McMillan
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
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Nice one, Lee! I really like the form on this one and the walls look to be just the right thickness. Good job!
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Thanks for sharring this info with such nice pictures of your work.
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Good one Lee, nice figure in that wood
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Nice. It's got more grain than I've seen, too.
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Nice bowl Lee! Myself........I don't turn anything I can't pronounce....
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