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  I know what you mean. I was honored to make urns for both my brother and sister - a very difficult task.

  • Yesterday at 8:26 AM
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  Lloyd Johnson said:

  Beautiful turning, Frank! I love this style, but it takes a really nice piece of tiger maple to pull it off and you found a prime example.
  
  Thanks for sharing this.

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  Thank you sir! It was a bitter sweet build. I was very close to my brother.

  • Wednesday at 1:04 PM
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  One thing to keep in mind is grain orientation. It isn’t the law, but it is a good idea to keep the grain in the same orientation on all pieces of wood. When the grain switches from side grain to end grain, glue loses most of its holding ability. If you live in a high humidity area, this is even...

  • Wednesday at 8:27 AM
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  Lloyd Johnson said:

  Clever use of changing directions of a tornado pattern. I think it really works.

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  Thank you Lloyd. I stumbled upon this exact design in the paint section of SP. Things can change dramatically by just changing the palette choices. From there I just filled in any blank segments.

  • Wednesday at 7:53 AM
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  Lloyd Johnson said:

  Very interesting piece, People will see different things in it. I see white clouds in a blue sky above a canyon. I like how you’ve layered segments of different textures. This would do well in a county fair.

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  Thank you very much for the feedback. I am not a big fan of coloring wood. It...

  • Wednesday at 7:51 AM

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