Pistache NE

[David E Keller]

Here's a piece of chinese pistache turned pretty thin... maybe 1/16th or less. About 10 inches tip to tip and 4 or 5 inches tall. Finished with Antique Oil.

You may remember that I destroyed a piece of this a while back... this is the other piece of that log. I love turning this stuff, but the wood is hard to come by.

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Comments and criticism always appreciated.

[Dennis Ford]

Wonderful work, you did that wood justice.

[alex carey]

Nice job, that looks pretty dang challenging and it came out great.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great job on that piece. Little thin for my taste but that is just me. Really nice looking wood.

[Mark Cothren]

That is one of the nicest NEs I've seen posted on any forum. Beautiful wood and the thin walls really work on this one for me.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very impressive bowl David! Love the wood and the way the NE frames the sapwood! Being as thin as you turned it - must be as light as a feather! Very nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[Rick Hutcheson]

Nice job. The bark on that must be fairly stable. I have been using ash and the bark is usually over 1" thick with a lot of high and low areas. Your's looks great with the thinner bark and the grain colors and shape really add to the beauuty of the peice.

[Barry Stratton]

That is one of the nicest NEs I've seen posted on any forum. Beautiful wood and the thin walls really work on this one for me.

Ditto!

Simply outstanding.

[Sid Matheny]

All I can think of is WOW!


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