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    Wild Maple Bowl - Pics

    Some call me sneaky since I'm working on cabinets and snuk in a bowl.

    This wild maple is 7-1/2" across by 1-1/2" high.
    Finish is two light coats of straight Tung Oil followed by a moderate coat of BLO/Turps, allowed to dry for 3 days and buffed through white diamond compound. No Carnuba on this baby.

    In person, this bowl has a real 3D effect when in a well lit area. Other than that? It's just another bowl off the lathe.
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    Very nice Dennis. I love the finish.

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    Well, Mr. Peacock, Mark got this one right. This is a beauty of a piece of wood and very well executed by you I might say. Nice to see some recreational woodworking. Very nice indeed!!!!
    Big Mike

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    Great looking bowl Dennis, that is some great looking maple.

    Nice job
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    VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY Sneeky indeed, Dennis. VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY nice, TOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Bruce

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    Very nice indeed !

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    VEEEEERRRIIIIIIEEEE Nice Dennis.
    Now back to work on those cabinets.

    Steve [Can smell the startin's of arkansas barbecue up north a ways]


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    Great looking bowl Dennis. The wood is very nice in the pics. I can just imagine what it looks like in person. Sooo... go ahead and put that in the mail and I'll take a closer look.

    Ernie

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    Ya got the sneaky part right Dennis............here you had me thinkin all you ever turned was peecan and you throw in a nice piece of Maple.

    Great looking bowl.........very nice.


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    That finish looks perfect for that maple. I wish I had some of that maple down here to work with, you make it look so nice.
    Glenn Hodges
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  11. I'm still relatively new to ww'ing and turning, but I've never seen a piece of wood like this before. It most definitely has a "3D" look to it. It reminds me very much of Mother of Pearl. The pics are good, but just don't bring it out like what you see in person.

    Dennis, you did a great job with this little chunk of wood that God wonderfully made.

    Thanks for the picture!

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    Very Nice - Indeed!!!!!!! Sneeky - well call it a rejuvination break (he, he )

    Love the detail on the bottom - Real Nice, Real Nice!!!!
    Wood is Good!
    Greetings from The Green Mountain State!

    Kurt

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    Lookin' good, Dennis. REAL good! Wonderful selection for wood and you did it justice! Waited 3 days before buffing? That's just one of the areas where you've got me....Just call me Impatient.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Miliunas
    Lookin' good, Dennis. REAL good! Wonderful selection for wood and you did it justice! Waited 3 days before buffing? That's just one of the areas where you've got me....Just call me Impatient.
    Thanks John, BUT....we're all impatient about something in our shop doin's ya know. My biggest tendency is to rush the sanding process and not get as good a finish as I know I should.
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    Nice bowl Dennis! That wood has character!
    Ken

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