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Richard
The feature ring is mesquite,wenge and curly maple. The rest is sapela. The feature ring is @7.75 inches in diameter and it is @ 9.5 Inches tall.

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Jim T

John
I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks
Jim T

Ray Allen inspired.

Ray Allen inspired feature ring mesquite,wenge,curly mapleand sapela.

John, the tree is right between our neighbors house and ours. The limb that we took down was damaged in a storm and hanging over our neighbors house. I think we will have to take down the rest of the...

Thomas , the pieces of limbs are @ 14" in diameter. I moved to the cultural district of Fort Worth about 2.5 years ago. That's a little closer to Fredericksburg.

Box elder bowl from a limb we took off a tree in the front yard. Arborist and wife want to keep the tree. I am waiting for the day I can harvest the wood. The tree has a trunk that is about 3.5' in...

Molly Winton inspired Platter -10" in diameter and 1.75" high. Turned , sanded, put some tung oil on it and then I burned in detail on the rim. Letting it cure for a couple weeks and will finish with...

365979Having problems uploading pictures, they upload upside down?

Here is a piece of sycamore I got a Swat last year. First attempt at carving on a vessel. Looking forward to SWAT this.

Here is a link to you tube that will give a little insight on building the Kimbell walls. The platter is from plywood that was used to form the wall.

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Micheal,

I have been working on the Kimbell Art Museum project for 4 years a year of pre construction and 3 years of construction. The architectural concrete that Renzo wanted was more like a...

The plywood is from a project i have been working on the Kimbell Art Museum expansin in Fort worth texas. The architect is Renzo Piano and he wanted the best architectural concrete walls in the...

Been experimenting with turning plywood bowls and platters. The platter is made from wisa finnform plywood
that was used for the finished face of the architectural concrete walls at the Kimbell art...

The trees were removed from a landscape median of a boulavard that was cared for by arborists. Those are worm holes. i left them exactly how i found them i did not fill them. I guess the worm...

The trees were cut about 6-7 months ago. I bought a alaskan chainsaw mill and have ripped down a few logs about 3 months ago 1-1/2" to 2-1/2" thick . I sealed the ends of boards and stored them in...

Plate is 9" by 9" and 1-3/4" high.

I have the oppurtunity to harvest a 35 bradford pear trunks 12-116" diameter and 4 to 4.5' long from a project i a building in Fortworth Texas. Here is a my first square edge turning. A bradford pear...

Jim,

You are right about taking care of bradford pear quickly. It's great wood to carve and it sands great but left alone it will check and crack. I am building a project in Fort Worth Texas and...

My first 2 attemps at carving spoons. Used bradford pear from trees cut down next to project i am building in Fort Worth Texas. Wood carves and sands great and is as strong and hard as hard maple.

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Here are 3 cedar blanket chests i made for my wife and daughters.The cedar is reclaimed from trees i had to remove to build a project in Fort worth ,Texas.