Myrtle burl HF

[Travis Stinson]

This is the finished hollow form I turned for the collar tutorial. Finished with Minwax Antique oil to bring out the figuring, then buffed. 7" diameter by 4 3/4" tall.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/TS302.jpg

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Gee Travis.........It's another Stinson! Utterly gorgeous form, finish and wood!

[Frank Chaffee]

The HF says it all Travis, no real need for my post at all...
Frank

[Vaughn McMillan]

Another gorgeous piece, Travis. It must have been fun watching that burl come alive when you first put the oil on it. That's some seriously awesome wood, and you did a masterful job on it. (And thanks again for the collar tutorial.)

- Vaughn

[Tom Sherman]

Another awsome form Travis very cool.

[Barry Stratton]

Forgive me for stating the obvious.......yet another PERFECT HF Travis!! Absolutely incredible.

THANK YOU for the tutorial as well.

[Keith Burns]

Aw, man.............................:) :)

[Dennis Peacock]

Travis.......Another beauty there buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very, very pretty piece!!!!

[Mark Cothren]

Looks good to me... but the collar needs a little work... some guy just posted a tutorial on how to do collars - you might check with him...

:D :rolleyes:

Hey, it looks great! That is a super piece of wood. No need to comment on form, etc.

Love that finish, too!

[George Conklin]

Forgive me for stating the obvious.......yet another PERFECT HF Travis!! Absolutely incredible.

THANK YOU for the tutorial as well.

Ditto!!!:)

[Dick Strauss]

Wow!!!! Did I mention myrtle burl is one of my favorites?

enough said...

[Cecil Arnold]

Another great piece Travis, what more can you say.

[Reed Gray]

Travis,
Nice work. Are you sure that is Myrtle? I have turned a lot of it, and have never seen it in that color range. Mostly it is greenish, with browns, greys, blacks, yellows, and even some red, but I have never seen it that orange. It looks more like Big Leaf Maple to me.
robo hippy

[Sparky Paessler]

Looks Great Travis! After seeing all your recent work maybe I shouldn't start turning again!:D

[Mike Ramsey]

That is a fantastic piece Travis! Great job!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Travis that is a beauty. I love the form and finish. Great job.

[Travis Stinson]

Reed, it's definitely Myrtle......there's no mistaking that smell.;)

[Corey Hallagan]

That is just beautiful! Nice work Travis. Per your comment to Reed... what is the smell the wood makes..good or bad?

Corey

[Travis Stinson]

Corey, I love the smell! It has a spicy, peppery aroma.

[Michael Stafford]

UH, UH, UH, I just don't know what I can add to what already has been said. Just loverly, Travis!:D

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

I can't top what everyone has already said. I agree with all!

Bruce

[Ernie Nyvall]

Sheez Travis. That's wonderful and what everyone else said.

Ernie

[Reed Gray]

There are two distinct smells. When it is fresh, and not starting to deteriorate, it smells (to me at least) kind of sweet and spicy, almost like a honey bar b que sauce. When it is starting to rot, and sometimes just because, it smells like a horse stall (urine). The leaves do smell like the bay leaves that you cook with and the local Indials would used it to make a tea out of. By the way, it is really a California Bay Laurel, and not a true Myrtle. I guess that it is distantly related to the myrtle that grows in the Holy Lands, which is more of a shrub. When visiting California, they call it a bay tree, or a pepper tree. I do love the colors in it, and it does glow when sanded and finished. It does tend to dull the tools quickly, and I believe this to be because the best stuff comes from the coast, and it siphons up a lot of silica particals. As I have said before, I have never seen it that color, which is a typical color of BLM.
robo hippy