Gloat

[David E Keller]

Finally, I got some wood to gloat about. I order this from a supplier in Washington that deals mainly in pen blanks and bottle stoppers. This was the wood order that I made to accompany my monster hollowing rig(not here yet:mad:).

I see a couple of big maple burl blanks with natural edges, a large and small Australian yellow box burl, a nice piece of figured maple, a small redwood blank, and a small Australian jarrah burl blank. The latter two listed are on the right side of the photo and are 6x6x2.5 inches.
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[James Combs]

Way to go David. Now let us see what is inside of them.

[bob svoboda]

David, would you share the name of the supplier?

[Steve Schlumpf]

David - that's some real nice looking wood! Hope you get your hollowing system real soon cause I sure want to see what you turn out of this wood! Congrats!

[David E Keller]

David, would you share the name of the supplier?


Sure thing Bob. His name is Isaac Rapelje.
He's got active listings in the individual classifieds on IAP, but I think he's out of town this week for a family trip.

[charlie knighton]

nice gloat....

[Peter Hay in Aus]

David, I doubt you will save cut much from the Jarrah Burl but I am looking forward to hearing how you find it to turn it varies in colour from quite light to very dark and can give your chisels a solid work out.

Have success Peter.:D

[John Keeton]

David, of what you have, the BLM burls are the most exciting for me!! They will really make a couple of nice pieces. You like the vase forms, and those are perfect!! Nice stuff.

[Baxter Smith]

You are going to be ready. Nice looking wood.

[Allen Neighbors]

Color me green! :D

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Nice hope they will make you some pretty turnings, looking forward to it :-))

[Tim Rinehart]

Be sure to consider leaving some of the natural surface at the opening, if you can. I did that with the box elder burl piece I have in the Art Challenge, and really like it.

Enjoy and good luck getting the flow of the outside of the HFs...that is a challenge at times...personal proportions notwithstanding!;) Believe me, I know.

I've got some nice BLM myself in my loot pile...just trying to decide to take the plunge with it. Just when I think I know what I want to do...I see something like Brian Greb's "Alchemy", and my mind starts spinning on what ifs.

Nice loot pile!

[David DeCristoforo]

Isaac Rapelje posted here... once... here' the thread. Not much to go on!

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=72939

PS Please don't ask my why I remembered this....

[bob svoboda]

Thanks David. I'll sure check it out.
Bob

[Keith Burns]

Some nice looking wood for sure. Will look forward to see what you get out of them.