lyonsacc
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Ficus Hillii aka Hills Weeping Fig (first 3 pics). This wood was a bit fussy to turn. There was as much powdery dust as wood chips and the grain wanted to keep tearing. I ended up applying 3 coats of sanding sealer (with some sanding in between to get a smooth enough surface to put a CA finish on.
Zanthoxylum Piperitum aka Japanese Pepper (last 2 pics). This was more "normal" to turn. Ended up with some nice little knots and some green streaks.
These blanks came from Bob Wemm. During the 2013 BASH (the IAP birthday celebration held in February) Bob ran a "wood identification" contest for 28 days. He managed to puzzle many of us for hours each night with some of the most unusual woods. Hills Weeping Fig became one of the running jokes as it was one of the first rather unusual woods that Bob keeps in his shop.
These two long clicks are for my use at work. One with green ink and one with red. Thanks for the fun Bob.
Dave
Zanthoxylum Piperitum aka Japanese Pepper (last 2 pics). This was more "normal" to turn. Ended up with some nice little knots and some green streaks.
These blanks came from Bob Wemm. During the 2013 BASH (the IAP birthday celebration held in February) Bob ran a "wood identification" contest for 28 days. He managed to puzzle many of us for hours each night with some of the most unusual woods. Hills Weeping Fig became one of the running jokes as it was one of the first rather unusual woods that Bob keeps in his shop.
These two long clicks are for my use at work. One with green ink and one with red. Thanks for the fun Bob.
Dave
