Red Mallee Burl

[mike fuson]

One of the best looking pieces of wood that I have turned. Measures 14 x 10 x 1. Finished with sealcoat, buffed with mink oil.
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http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/bowls/redmalleebottom.jpg
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[charlie knighton]

very nice...

[Cody Colston]

Man, that's absolutely gorgeous! Opening one of your posts is like opening a Christmas gift...there's always something nice inside.

[Pete Jordan]

Wow!!!!!!!
What is sealcoat?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - I think Cody said it best - it's like opening a Christmas present! Beautiful platter! Really like the way you detailed the outside rim of the top bowl section. Draws your attention to the area and the fact that there is a slight bowl there. Amazing wood grain pattern and color! Absolutely stunning! Thanks for posting this beauty!

Merry Christmas!

[Toney Robertson]

WOW.

That's all I can say.

Toney

[Tony De Masi]

My first thought was also WOW.. then SNOW FLAKE.

Stunning Mike.

Tony

[George Guadiane]

Gorgeous on every level!

[BILL DONAHUE]

That is beautiful! Where did you get the wood?

[Bill Bolen]

That is some beautiful wood and you sure did it justice...Bill..

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Super job Mike! You can be proud.:)

[Nathan Hawkes]

Very nice piece, Mike!! I love the color. About the finish, tell us more about the mink oil, please. Sounds interesting to say the least. How is it for luster, and let us know how it lasts for shine vs. paste wax or renaissance.

[Jim Becker]

Stunning, Mike.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Absolutely beautiful platter Mike. Wow that is just awesome.

[Marc Himes]

What a beautiful piece! How did you get the edges to be so clean and still preserve the fine burl detail?

Marc Himes

[mike fuson]

Thanks guys, I'll try to answer your questions the best I can.

Sealcoat is a dewaxed shellac sealer that dries pretty fast. Once you learn how to use it and not get overlaps it works real nice. Bullseye makes it and I buy it locally from the hardware store.

I ordered the burl from a place I stumbled onto browsing online, don't remember the name.

As for the mink oil. I have only used it twice so I can't tell you anything about the long term. Mink oil is in a can like shoe polish, sold in the shoe section of walmart. It is used for waterproofing leather boots. After knocking down the sealcoat I applied it just like you would a paste wax, and buff it off immediately. To me it really brings out a nice shine. It was only five bucks , so I figured I would give it a try. ''Water proof'' , how bad could it be? I guess time will tell how good it really is, as for now I plan to continue to use it.

[Tamara Brown]

Breathtaking, what a beautiful use of such a nice piece of burl. Both Brian and I truly enjoy your work...this one more than most.

[Steve Trauthwein]

A beautiful piece of wood Mike. Excellent execution, your skill is evident in this work.

Regards, Steve