Cooktown Iron Wood

[joevan]

Cooktown Iron Wood.
Some time ago I asked questions about health hazards when turning Cooktown Iron Wood. After I installed a dust extraction system I have turned three blanks into some small bowl. I am rather pleased with the effort. The sizes are: bowl "1" is 230x40mm, bowl "2" is 210x40mm and bowl "3" is 140x40mm.

[DaveGlx]

great result and superb finish:2tsup:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Lovely job!

CI is a bit of a pain with bluntening tools, but well worth it eh? :2tsup:

[letzzzgo]

Look nice!!! :wink:

[artme]

Like 'em all!!! Great turning!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

[turnerted]

All look good but I like "3" the best.
Ted

[Allan at Wallan]

Very nice results Joe ... well worth the effort. !

Allan

[smiife]

hi joe ,
nice bowl ,well done on all three,
just a thought what were the health hazards anyway !!!!!!!!!
cheers smiife

[joevan]

Many thanks for all your nice comments.
When I first started turning this wood I started sneezing a lot and I had not encountered this before with any other woods. Blackwood caused a lot of problems for many turners but I did not have any adverse effects turning it.
BR, Joe v K.

[Ironwood]

I like all three.
Cooktown Ironwood finishes well doesnt it, and yours look perfect.

Having turned a few Cooktown Ironwood bowls myself, I can appreciate the time and effort you have gone to. It's been a while but I can still remember the splinters and the blunt tools like it was yesterday.

[Byc]

Very nice result

[Sawdust Maker]

Top effort that :2tsup:

[Bryanatkinson]

They look pretty, aren't they?
The grain and the finishing are both nice.

I wonder why the Cooktown Iron Wood make you sneeze.

[Cliff Rogers]

:2tsup:

[joevan]

Many thanks to all for the positive feedback. Very much appreciated.
BR Joe v K.