Buckeye Burl

[Gary Max]

Fresh off the lathe-- Buckeye Burl--it is done----completely.
She weighs in at 12.0 oz and stands a proud 9 1/2 inchs tall.
This is the most expensive block of store bought wood that I have ever turned. The incluesion was real fun.
Hope you enjoy

 

[darbytee]

Beautiful Gary. I'll bet that inclusion was a blast to work with. What sort of hollowing tools do you use?

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Nice!! At least you didn't have to stop and clean chips out very often.

 

[fiferb]

I'll bet it made sanding the inside easier.[]

Beautiful!

 

[Dario]

Originally posted by fiferb
<br />I'll bet it made sanding the inside easier.[]

Beautiful!

He-he-he

If you don't have the hole, you won't need to sand actually []

Nice indeed. Good job!

 

[PenWorks]

It was worth every penny. That is a wonderfull piece you made ![]

 

[DCBluesman]

Magnificent, Gary! I would have known where to begin on that piece. [8D]

 

[Gary Max]

Fred ---I just made my own tools----well I really hired a machinest to make what I wanted.
Sanding---I used a small air sander inside----really did not do a very good job of sanding the inside---Since this is Buckeye Burl unstablized --it is to light to use a scraper on---she would have blown up. The outside is sanded to 600G and it is finished with a hand rubbed oil. I will buff it out one more time here in a couple of days.
Thanks for all the kind remarks-----after it sits for about a week it will be done-- then off to the showroom with a price tag on it.

 

[kent4Him]

Very nice. A piece of art.