Myrtlewood

[Mark Hubl]

I believe this is Myrtlewood. I did a better job with the spalting on this piece.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3848776087_a94450bf67_o.jpg

Myrtlewood - 5" x 2 5/8" Finish - Mineral Oil, Buff Wax

[alex carey]

definitely a unique piece, never really see the ripple effect on the top, looks good though, nicely done.

[curtis rosche]

nice wood nice finish. how thin are the walls?

[Skip Spaulding]

Beautiful wood Mark, I really like the shape,nice to see something just a little different. Nice work.

[Mark Hubl]

nice wood nice finish. how thin are the walls?
The walls are around 1/8".

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3849907274_cd40a61ebe_b.jpg

[curtis rosche]

very nice work. very nice

[Steve Schlumpf]

Interesting HF Mark! Different form and some truly amazing wood! Spalting is nice but love it when combined with all that curl! Really Nice! Thanks for sharing!

[Chris Rae]

Beautiful piece! I like the shape very much and the wood is gorgeous!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, thanks for sharing

[Bill Bolen]

Love all that curl. You did a fine job.I did not know if I liked the form at first but the longer I looked the more I liked. A++ from me,,,Bill...

[Gary Conklin]

That is a great form I liked it the moment I saw it. Reminds me of a ripple in a pond. The curl offsets the spalt nicely. The only thing that I might have considered changing if I had turned this would be to use a dark base thinking blackwood or ebonized walnut.

[Wally Dickerman]

Well done...interesting form. Might be myrtlewood but it looks more like BL maple to me.

Wally

[Thomas Canfield]

Really like the shape and different top. I find it hard to believe that you could get the wall down to 1/8" through that small and opening (looks like about 5/8 to 3/4"). That must have taken some patience and nerve. I am starting to do some hollow forms and am having trouble being consistent, and going through the wall is such a disapointment after thinking things are going so well and just need one more pass. It looks like the wood worked well. Very nice.

[Steve Frederick]

Great piece! I like the unusual treatment of the top...And the figure? Lovely!!

[Reed Gray]

I agree with Wally. Interesting form, but the wood does look like Big Leaf Maple. Myrtle will have a very distinct smell. Most of the time, kind of sweet and spicy, like a bay leaf. If it is starting to go sour, it can smell like a horse stall. Myrtle is actually California Bay Laurel, and not a myrtle at all, or even related to them. Must be Marketing like Jatoba/Brazillian Cherry.

robo hippy

[Jeff Nicol]

I have to agree with Wally and Reed on the wood type. I have not seen and Myrtle with that degree of flame and the color is a little to creamy. Like Reed says it has a very distinct smell, I have some on the bench that I need to core from a burl and every time I walk by it you can smell it. No matter it is a very well turned piece and the shape is great! The spalting and flame work well with it all.

Great job,

Jeff

[Bernie Weishapl]

Amazing wood and interesting design. Well done.

[Mark Hubl]

Maple it is. One of the fella's in our turning club got a big shipment of wood from a west coast supplier. He thought the chunks I grabbed were myrtle. I wouldn't know Mrytle from Martha! I thought that when I turned it that it looked an awful lot like maple. And it did not have any of the aroma described.

Thanks to all for the comments and input.

[Ken Glass]

Mark,
I really like the design. It sets off the Myrtle-wood and is very elegant looking. Great tool control and great lines. The top adds so much to the piece. I'll bet that right angle corner was a challenge to hollow. Very well done!