I certainly did! :)The bowl is awesome ... but that other piece of ebony or ironwood or whatever it is perhaps even better. You really scored with that mail.
Will do! :)Outstanding! Please be sure to keep us posted on the bowl progress! Chuck
It’s Desert Ironwood. Had to get rid of it as I might’ve wanted to do something with it. ....... Jerry (in Tucson)I got this today along with a couple of nice goodies! The bowl is in decent shape. I think I'll stabilize it then finish it. It shouldn't require anything special other than that. It's certainly a keeper! Thanks Jerry. :)
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Well I appreciate it. :)It’s Desert Ironwood. Had to get rid of it as I might’ve wanted to do something with it. ....... Jerry (in Tucson)
Cut your pens at a 15 to 30 degree cross grain. That will help expose more color. About 2/3 of my hackberry blanks go in an arts and crafts bin for the wife to make other things out of because the color doesnt look like it will shine through.Barb, well done. I suppose the stabilizer cause the wood to really pop. The few pen bodies I made didn't really pop like your piece did. Again, well done..... Jerry (in Tucson)
Thank you and yes I used cactus juice. :)Love what the stabilizer did to the bowl! Nice job finishing it up.
Cactus juice?