Hays county pecan crotch with fiddleback grain.  This is the only surviving crotch blank out of the truck load.  The other half of this had too many bark inclusions to salvage.  Kiln dried to >5% moisture content before 2nd turning.   Had some metallic enameled medallions made up to "sign" my work going forward.  Walnut oil as sanding sealer.  Sanded to 400, round of Acks, then Danish Oil. 

 

 

 

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Edited November 4, 20232 yr by forty_caliber

That's a keeper!

Great piece . I love pecan you just never know whats inside. That medallion looks good.

beautiful work! Pecan is just really pretty wood.

Beautiful bowl 40 and the medallion looks great on it.  Can we get a better shot of the medallion please - and maybe some particulars on it?

55 minutes ago, Cal said:

Beautiful bowl 40 and the medallion looks great on it.  Can we get a better shot of the medallion please - and maybe some particulars on it?

Here you go.  Gary is a turner in California that runs a school as I recall from our conversation.  He understands turners' needs.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, forty_caliber said:

Here you go.  Gary is a turner in California that runs a school as I recall from our conversation.  He understands turners' needs.

 

 

 

 

Those are fantastic!

Beautiful bowl .40. Love the medallions too.

23 hours ago, forty_caliber said:

Here you go. 

 

Thanks for that info 40, very interesting.