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Kerry in Texas traded me some box elder for this chunk of Mesquite when I visited the boys in texas. I had to put it in my oven on the lowest setting for a few hours to kill the wood munchers that where busy inside of it. This was my first time turning Mesquite and I really liked it. This piece was quite dry and it still turned beautifully, small chips where flying! It sanded beautifully and quickly as well, has a nice smell to it too. And the wood itself is just beautiful, lovely grain. So as is usually the case with Mesquite it had some large grub holes and tunnels in it thad needed to be filled. I used this opportunity to experiment with tinted epoxy, never did any of this before.
I think the feature ring of epoxy around the rim came out nice.
Sanded from 150 through the grits to 400 and the finish is varnish and wax.
Its 10" across and 2" tall.
Looks kinda nice on the singer table.
The guys gave me some Mesquite logs, can't wait to turn more of this stuff, it was very enjoyable. So what say you Texans? Did I do it justice?
I think the feature ring of epoxy around the rim came out nice.
Sanded from 150 through the grits to 400 and the finish is varnish and wax.
Its 10" across and 2" tall.
Looks kinda nice on the singer table.
The guys gave me some Mesquite logs, can't wait to turn more of this stuff, it was very enjoyable. So what say you Texans? Did I do it justice?