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From: dave
Date: 10-12-2004, 04:39 PM (1 of 8)
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I had a couple of hours of lathe time this afternoon. I finished one pen made from walnut, and another made from what I think is rose wood. An uncle of mine gave me the wood, I think someone bought it to replace some hand plane handles. http://users.hfx.eastlink.ca/~dwilkins/pens.jpg It's very hard to take a decent picture of a pen. I also started to make dad a bowl, it's about 4" diameter and 1 1/8" deep I made it so thin that in parts you can see daylight through the wood. http://users.hfx.eastlink.ca/~dwilkins/minibowl.jpg I'm lucky I survived moms cooking :p
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User: dave
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From: GreenDragonLady
Date: 10-12-2004, 04:53 PM (2 of 8)
I DID tell you my birthday's November 17, right?  You do beautiful work. How long have you been at it? Jessica photos.yahoo.com/greendragondesigns
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User: GreenDragonLady
Member since: 07-29-2004 Total posts: 495 
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From: MaryW
Date: 10-12-2004, 05:03 PM (3 of 8)
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A rosewood pen, hmmm. What type of wood is mine? Mom
MaryW
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User: MaryW
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From: dave
Date: 10-12-2004, 05:31 PM (4 of 8)
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Mom, your pen is maple burl. I've been turning for about a year and a half, but I've not had nearly as much time at the lathe as I should have. I'm lucky I survived moms cooking :p
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User: dave
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From: GreenDragonLady
Date: 10-12-2004, 05:34 PM (5 of 8)
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I think you do awesome work, especially for starting so recently. I'd love to have a gorgeous pepper grinder like you made for your dad. Not only is it beautiful, but the pepper tastes so much better than the pre-ground stuff you buy. Jessica photos.yahoo.com/greendragondesigns
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User: GreenDragonLady
Member since: 07-29-2004 Total posts: 495
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From: Bama
Date: 10-12-2004, 09:11 PM (6 of 8)
Very nice Dave. 
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 10-13-2004, 07:06 AM (7 of 8)
Dave, you do beautiful work. Do you find it relaxing? Say, I have some pecan wood. All you need to do is come cut it down. 
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
Member since: 03-06-2003 Total posts: 432 |
From: dave
Date: 10-14-2004, 06:07 AM (8 of 8)
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Dave, you do beautiful work. Do you find it relaxing? Say, I have some pecan wood. All you need to do is come cut it down. Thats a mean tease, pecean turns wonderfully, and I can't get it here. I have my idea for my next mill, it should be ready sometime next week. I'm excited about it. It is relaxing, but can get interesting if something lets go, or if you have a catch. I'm lucky I survived moms cooking :p
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User: dave
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