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| Wobbowls series Published On 11-24-2008 , 12:47 PM I spent 3 glorious days with David Ellsworth last weekend. I was so revved up when I got home, but it was so cold in my shop I didn't get a chance to hit the lathe. This Sunday we had a heater installed in the shop so I can now work without freezing all winter long! I am writing an article about my experience with David. We'll see if any of the woodturning magazines accept it. I got 4 more Coffee Bean Business Card holders turned last night. I'll carve and texturize them tonight and start finishing them. Only 3 will be available from this batch as I plan to give one to the friend who gave me the wonderful walnut wood I'm using.  The first in my new series called "Wobbowls" (as in "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down") is up. These are round bottom bowls that gently rock (wobble) when put down.This first one is a glorious piece of white birch. It was among the items I turned during my two days of live turning demos at the recent Long Island Woodworkers show. The wood is slightly spalted and is sporting a few worm holes. The chatoyance is amazing and it is delightful to hold. It was turned green (wet) and the show attendees were amazed at just how wet "wet wood" can be. I have several more items still to add to the site. I just need to photograph them. After seeing the photo station that David uses I'll be making my own soon so the turn around time from finishing a piece to adding it to the site should be greatly reduced. That's all for now folks. | |||||
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