coach
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Chatka Viga from BigRob. Wow pictures does not do this stuff justice. If you were one of the lucky ones who got some. Turn it!! It is beautiful!!!!
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swm6500
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Good looking pen Coach. Go Spurs!
tomwojeck
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Beautiful coach! What type of finish did you use?
WoodChucker
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Coach, beautiful pen! I just got my order today and will be making something from them soon. From the looks of yours I won't be sorry I bought a few of these blanks, thanks for sharing and nice work!
JimGo
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Coach, I couldn't believe how fast that stuff sold! By the time I looked at the listing, it was gone! Oh well, at least it went into good hands - that looks GREAT! Was it a hard wood (e.g., would you equate it to something like Cocobolo (hard), Purpleheart (medium), or Walnut (relatively soft))?
coach
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It was a lo like cocobolo. Very oily.
Fangar
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Great looking setup coach. The wood came out nice.
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BigRob777
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<b>Coach says he hasn't been doing this very long...I'd never have guessed. I'll save some of the curly claro walnut for you, Coach-T.</b>[
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<b>JimGo,
I was pretty amazed, myself. [:0] Unfortunately, I can't get any more of it. The response was so overwhelming, I think I could have gone through three times what I did.
I do have a few left for my own use (half are quality rejects). I can toss a complimentary blank (not one of the rejects) into any order you purchase, but you may have to remind me.[]
This is what the wood looked like, before it was turned:</b>
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]My first quote. Not too hard.
<b>JimGo,
I was pretty amazed, myself. [:0] Unfortunately, I can't get any more of it. The response was so overwhelming, I think I could have gone through three times what I did.
I do have a few left for my own use (half are quality rejects). I can toss a complimentary blank (not one of the rejects) into any order you purchase, but you may have to remind me.[
]This is what the wood looked like, before it was turned:</b>
Fleabit
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Nice job Coach.
jvsank
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Nice looking pen Coach
scalawagtoo
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I can't find Chatka Viga in any of my reference books. Do you have any other names for it?Originally posted by BigRob777
<br /><b>Coach says he hasn't been doing this very long...I'd never have guessed. I'll save some of the curly claro walnut for you, Coach-T.</b>[
My first quote. Not too hard.
<b>JimGo,
I was pretty amazed, myself. [:0] Unfortunately, I can't get any more of it. The response was so overwhelming, I think I could have gone through three times what I did.
I do have a few left for my own use (half are quality rejects). I can toss a complimentary blank (not one of the rejects) into any order you purchase, but you may have to remind me.[
This is what the wood looked like, before it was turned:</b>
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BigRob777
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It is spelled Chakte Viga. It is usually a padaukish looking wood, mostly orange, but this stuff was ribbon striped. I cut into the board and my eyes about popped out. I wish I could get more. My supplier had just one board. Ah, well!![V] It was a nice wave to ride. My friend was helping me clean out my shop and found an end piece, about 1/4" thick and wanted to keep it, just because it was so beautiful. I have to admit, I kept one too, along with the rejected blanks for my own turning. I don't know much about this company, but here is a link to their chakte viga page. I didn't get it there. I got it on ebay.
http://www.woodworkerssource.net/Merchant3/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WS&Category_Code=Chakte_Viga
http://www.woodworkerssource.net/Merchant3/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WS&Category_Code=Chakte_Viga
Justin_F
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Good job coach[]
]BigRob777
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Coach always makes awesome pens. At least the ones he shows us. LOL
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