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Nate Davey
12-11-2010, 9:39 PM
Well, I hesitate to post anything after the spectacular ewer that John posted......but somebody has too. :)

The first pic is a handle for my wife's lint remover. It's spalted holly. The beaded handle was an after thought and I didn't measure each one out just eyeballed them so they are not even. But my globes are getting rounder and I'm much more comfortable with my detail gouge.
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The second picture is a "Harry Potter" Wand for a co-workers daughter, the wand is Osage and the handle is GOK, or God Only Knows. This wand is 9" long as I had 3 other longer ones come apart on me in various stages of turning.
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Finally a square bowl from a scrap of Maple I had left over from resawing.
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Comments and criticism appreciated.
John Keeton
12-11-2010, 9:45 PM
Nate, I sure like that wood in the lint remover handle!! Very nice, and good work on the beads - getting them all the same is tough. It might help to lay them out first, make the "v" cuts with a skew or tool of choice, and then roll them.

Neat wand, too. But, the prize goes to the bowl - very nice work on this one!
Steve Schlumpf
12-11-2010, 9:49 PM
Real nice work on everything Nate! I really like the bowl/platter - nice form and I like the natural edges!
charlie knighton
12-12-2010, 11:08 AM
i like your square maple bowl, not sure if you have put any finish on it, but you might leave it as is
David E Keller
12-12-2010, 11:51 AM
Very cool... Who would have thunk to put a custom handle on a lint roller?:p Now I've got to go find our lint roller and pimp it out!

The bowl is really nice. The way you did the underside was a pleasant surprise for me.
Baxter Smith
12-12-2010, 5:26 PM
I like that bowl/platter. Leaving the bark makes a great accent to the light colored wood. Nice job on the underside as well. My brother in law gave me a small plain piece of maple from beside his camp that he thought I might be able to use. I did a small bowl to give him but its pretty plain. Something like this would be a lot nicer. May have to give it a try. Thanks for posting.
Bernie Weishapl
12-12-2010, 5:52 PM
Really nice bowl/platter. I really like the NE. Wand is pretty cool.
Nate Davey
12-12-2010, 6:24 PM
Very cool... Who would have thunk to put a custom handle on a lint roller?:p Now I've got to go find our lint roller and pimp it out!

The bowl is really nice. The way you did the underside was a pleasant surprise for me.

Our "adorable" little dog is a shedder. We have this available for guest went they leave so they can de-hair. Can't have our guests using some common plastic lint remover, what would they say? :)