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Chris DiCiaccio
12-17-2007, 9:06 PM
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Steve Schlumpf
12-17-2007, 9:21 PM
Nice work Chris! Great looking woods and forms!
Mike A. Smith
12-18-2007, 2:27 PM
Good ones Chris!
Bernie Weishapl
12-18-2007, 3:08 PM
Great looking ornaments. Well done.
Tom Sherman
12-18-2007, 5:10 PM
Looks like your on a roll Chris.
Dan Forman
12-18-2007, 5:17 PM
Very nice, love the spalted wood. I would like to make some of these. What are typical dimensions, and how do you go about hollowing the endgrain? Use dry wood or green?

Dan
Chris DiCiaccio
12-18-2007, 5:58 PM
Very nice, love the spalted wood. I would like to make some of these. What are typical dimensions, and how do you go about hollowing the endgrain? Use dry wood or green?

Dan

Thanks for the comments. These two are about 1 1/2" w x 2"-2 1/2"h. I just use a 1/2" round nose scraper to hollow out the endgrain (I drill a 3/8" hole first), a skew to shape the body, and 3/8" spindle gouge on the finials. The wood is dry wood.
Merry Christmas!!
Henry C. Gernhardt, III
12-19-2007, 7:19 AM
Nice looking ornaments, Chris!