Red Mallee Burl HF

[Keith Burns]

Well I got enthused after our Turning Club meeting yesterday and came home ready to turn something. This Red Mallee Burl measures 7" diameter x 4-1/2" tall. Walls are about 3/16". Finish is wipe on gel poly and Beall buffed. As always your comments/critques are welcome. Thanks for looking.

[Ron Coleman]

WoW Keith. A beautiful piece. Love the natural edge. I would say you were inspired after your club meeting.

Ron

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

WOW Keith! beautiful piece! Why can't I get wood like that?

[Travis Stinson]

What a way to pass that inspiration along! Wonderful piece Keith. :cool:

[Jim Becker]

Wonderful piece, Keith!

[Ed Scolforo]

Great execution, Keith!

[Randy Privett]

Keith,
What a great looking piece, just beautiful...

[Andy Hoyt]

Said it before and I'll say it again.

Hoo Doggie! I like it.

[Mark Cothren]

Excellent work, Keith! I love that NE top you left on there.

[David Fried]

It's great Keith! I love the first picture, looks like something just exploded out of it.

[Jim Ketron]

Oh Baby!
Now thats Sweet!

[Hank Merkle]

Great piece!
Where did you get the wood?
What is the finish?
Who is the intended recipent? (If you can say before Christmas...)

Why were you so enthused after your meeting?

It just sucks that we can look at the turnings and not touch them!

Hank Merkle

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work Keith! Love the wood and the form but mostly the neck - very original!

[John Hart]

You've been hangin' around that Stinson guy too much.;) What a wonderful piece. Sorta erupts.;) Nicely done sir.:)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautifully done Keith! I'm thinkin' those Southern Boys are doing something that the rest of us haven't figured out yet.........

[Joash Boyton]

Hey, you stole that from over here in OZ!!:eek::p

Nice piece, I love the natural edge around the top, it looks great.

BTW, great finish:)

Joash

[Keith Burns]

Great piece!
Where did you get the wood?
What is the finish?
Who is the intended recipent? (If you can say before Christmas...)

Why were you so enthused after your meeting?

It just sucks that we can look at the turnings and not touch them!

Hank Merkle

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.

Randy, your laser was an important tool on this one.

Hank, I'll try to answer your questions. The wood came from LeeTreeWoodworks.com. Great supplier of these ausie burls. Finish is wipe on poly and beall buffed. Recipient is.....myself for now anyway. Why was I enthused after our meeting? Good question. I am on the board of our club (so I typically work) and we had our first Christmas turned gift exchange and it was a big hit. Most everyone brought their wives and a covered dish of food. Seeing the faces and hearing the comments the members were making....just pumped me up !

Thanks again !

[Pat Doble]

Beautiful piece Keith. Great form and use of the natural edge.
Fabulous job.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Keith that is a beautiful piece. I like the form and finish. Great job.

[Sparky Paessler]

Beautiful work Keith!

[David Klug]

Great work Keith, I wish that I could see a picture of what it looked like before you turned it.

DK

[Barry Stratton]

wonderful piece, Keith. Love the NE and the shape.

[Frank Kobilsek]

Keith,
I think David just asked the best question. What did it look like before you turned it. I was a Woodcraft the other day with a coupon that worth $15 if I spent $100. I know its a sucker bet but I only needed about $20 worth of stuff and was looking at big burly blocks with an open sided HF is mind. Just could not find one that talked to me. Instead bought a piece of Black & White Ebony to get to my $100 and earn my $15.

I did well in a poker game on Friday.

Now we are all gentlemen here, so nobody even think about telling my beuatiful and generous wife about my Poker success or how much the soon to be ebony bowl cost.

Frank

[Paul Engle]

Nice piece Keith. I bet it would look good with some of Fanks poker money stuffed in side it.:eek: :D

[Dennis Peacock]

Very, very pretty piece there Keith!!!! Awsome work and a very beautiful wood. :cool:

[Dennis Peacock]

I did well in a poker game on Friday.

Now we are all gentlemen here, so nobody even think about telling my beuatiful and generous wife about my Poker success or how much the soon to be ebony bowl cost.
Frank

Don't worry Frank....I won't say a "word". :rolleyes: :D

[Joe Tonich]

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[Bob Hallowell]

That's beutiful. One question did you dry the burl first?

Bob

[Keith Burns]

That's beutiful. One question did you dry the burl first?

Bob

No I did not dry it. As they come from Australia I figure they have been air drying for several months and the chips that come off seem bone dry.

Thanks

[Glenn Hodges]

Keith, I am to cheap to buy any of that, but you are an inspiration to me to break loose and buy some.