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Terry Achey
03-13-2011, 9:08 PM
I grabed the short knarly stump of an ornamental Devils Walking Stick shrub that was being discarded and was able to carve a small bowl and a hollow form. I think I'll turn an ebony finial on the HF later. From the same source, I also salvaged the the top of the trunk of an ornamental cherry tree which was full of shoots. Last, a piece of wormy mesquite generously sent to me by another creeker.

The DWS is really nicely figured but very hard wood. Photos could be better.

cheers,
Terry
Terry Achey
03-13-2011, 9:10 PM
ornamental cherry pieces... 186671186670
John Keeton
03-13-2011, 9:12 PM
Terry, that hollow form is really nice - fantastic piece of wood. The mesquite has a bunch of character, too. Great work!
Mark Hubl
03-13-2011, 9:45 PM
Good find. That wood really looks good. The figure on the hollow form is beautiful. Very appealing, a finial is in order! Nice work.
Bernie Weishapl
03-13-2011, 10:30 PM
Those are some great pieces Terry. I do like the HF. The mesquite has a lot of character to.
Richard Madden
03-13-2011, 11:07 PM
All of them look great to me. Beautiful wood and good form. And I think your pictures are really good too. Wish mine looked as good. Devils Walking Stick is a new one to me. Does it go by any other name?
Terry Achey
03-14-2011, 12:20 AM
Richard.... I stand corrected. Not Devils Walking Stick (a.k.a. Hercules Club). The wood actually came from a shrub known as "Harry Lauder's Walking Stick". The scientific name is Corylus Contorta. You can google Harry Lauder's Walking Stick to see images.

Terry
Dan Forman
03-14-2011, 4:10 AM
Well I've never heard of any of those walking stick plants, but those sure are some nice forms!

Dan
Tim Thiebaut
03-14-2011, 7:44 AM
ornamental cherry pieces... 186671186670

These are all very nice looking pieces, but I think the cherry is my favorite as far as the wood itself goes, that is just a beautiful piece of wood.
bob svoboda
03-14-2011, 9:07 AM
Very nice forms and some great wood!
Darren Jamieson
03-14-2011, 1:40 PM
I like them all, they show very well. It is amazing what good figured wood can do for a peice. The finial would be a good idea but the wood doesn't really need it.