This post is to give a few accolades to my newest purveyor of wooden supplies... Mr. Cruz.
I don't know if I twisted his arm or he twisted mine but... somehow we managed an arrangement to ship me some of his latest aquisition of maple. I received 4 pieces, these are the two smaller ones along with a piece of cherry that I am turning as a gift for a co-worker. Its wild... when you get in the roughing mode... wow do the chips pile up quickly... 35gal can packed full in a little more than 2 hours. I plan on finish turning these in a month or so. The file MC1 and MC3 are the same blank. Also.. finally got a good excuse to try out my Titan2 chuck... I like it alot! Now for the next woodcraft sale on them