Oak 'er Mulberry Thimble and a Feather

[William Hutchinson]

Sometimes it just doesn't work out as expected. I picked up a piece of tree branch from the road side to see if there was any figure in the limb section. I first thought it was walnut from the brown outside. Once band-sawed, I roughed-out a shape between the twin piths. Cracks appeared very deeply and when they were finally turned away, I ended up with a thimble.:eek: But I did get a feather on one side. I'll finish it in a few weeks after it's dried. Oh that shiny Super Nova 2 that FedEx dropped off yesterday is just there for a size reference.:D

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[Paul Douglass]

Pretty anyway, sure that isn't mulberry?

[William Hutchinson]

Pretty anyway, sure that isn't mulberry?

I assumed it was oak, but I'm not really sure what type of wood it is. It looked yellowish when freshly cut and as the picture shows, it gets dark when left exposed.

[Dennis Ford]

It looks like Mulberry to me, nice thimble. You had some good practice on that one, it could have been a toothpick.

[Robert McGowen]

At least you did not pay $50 for it! Free practice!

[John Keeton]

Definitely not oak, and it does look like mulberry.

BTW, I really didn't realize it took so much wood to make a vase!!!!:eek::D:D Nice feather, though!;) Sometimes you just gotta dig deep to find those treasures, William.

[David E Keller]

Nice little form. Nice stealth chuck gloat.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Yup - lots of good practice on that one! Congrats on your new chuck! Sure is shiny!

[William Hutchinson]

I'm going to have to get out the tree ID book if I'm picking up strangers along the road side. Reading about Mulberry, it can be used for turnings and such. Very yellow wet and dries brown.

It was good practice taking out deep checks, making trinkets and learning that some wood just ain't worth it.

But alas, the post was really about getting a new Nova Chuck. I've had the G3 but needed something bigger for future projects. Wood Craft has them at a fair price and I like the ability to interchange the jaws between chucks.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice looking chuck William. I agree it looks like mulberry. Is yellow when turned and turns a really pretty brown as it ages.