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hughie
9th June 2006, 02:31 PM
Here we have a serious bit of burl turning. Must be dried but I wonder where he gets such large burls from
heres the link to an interesting site
http://www.got.net/~burly/stevens.html
hughie
ptc
9th June 2006, 04:01 PM
Is that Ern ?
testing the Black Beast !
Mikko
9th June 2006, 04:14 PM
I have seen his work before, but never realised how ENORMOUS those pieces are. Yes....where does he get these burls???
Not my favorite style, but very impressive skills nevertheless.
M
TTIT
9th June 2006, 05:25 PM
Ya' reckon that's an MC900 he's spinning it on?;) :rolleyes:
rsser
9th June 2006, 09:26 PM
Is that Ern ?
testing the Black Beast !
I wish!
But in the spirit of objective scientific inquiry, if someone would like to drop off something of this size, I am willing to test it with the Stubby and report back :D
Captain Chaos
9th June 2006, 10:12 PM
G'day Ern,
A few years ago my brother & I were travelling to West Wyalong from Sth. Oz via Mildura / Wentworth, through the town of Gol Gol. On the R.H. side of the road was a little second hand shop ( I think ) that had this Humongous eucalypt burl leaning against a wall or piece of machinery, I don't remember exactly as it was back around 1999 / 2000. I think that it was about 6 - 7 ft. high & about the same measurement across & 2½ - 3ft. thick. I nearly fell out of the whoopie when I saw it, thought that I'd died & gone to woodturners heaven. Not a blanky trailer within cooee of the place. :(
Might pay to go for a drive Ern, just take a big trailer & a fifty ton crane to lift it. :D;) Should give the Stubby a bit of a run.
Regards,
Barry.
hughie
10th June 2006, 01:02 AM
Ya' reckon that's an MC900 he's spinning it on?
Nah! its gotta be a MC1100. :D
HUGHIE
La truciolara
10th June 2006, 03:35 AM
Should I get such a wonder, I would sure use the “easy coring gig” to make as little shavings a possible :)
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rsser
10th June 2006, 09:39 AM
G'day Ern,
... On the R.H. side of the road was a little second hand shop ( I think ) that had this Humongous eucalypt burl leaning against a wall or piece of machinery, I don't remember exactly as it was back around 1999 / 2000. I think that it was about 6 - 7 ft. high & about the same measurement across & 2½ - 3ft. thick. I nearly fell out of the whoopie when I saw it, thought that I'd died & gone to woodturners heaven. Not a blanky trailer within cooee of the place. :(
Regards,
Barry.
Always the way! ... the amount of good timber I see when I'm out in the country on the motorbike :(
Toasty
12th June 2006, 08:59 PM
Holy crap-nappies! I wouldn't be turning my back on that turning while it was turning!!!
Very interesting website.
ss_11000
13th June 2006, 05:31 PM
looks like fun....but why isn't he wearing safety glasses etc while the lathes spinning?
Auzzie turner
13th June 2006, 08:35 PM
Have you seen his gallery? He has some amazing stuff. You can see he likes to work big...........not that I blame him:D
Regards.........Joash
P.S Here (http://www.australianwoodcraft.com.au/AWG%20Fine%20Woodturning%20New.htm) is the website of 1 of the galleries I sell my woodwork at.
ss_11000
13th June 2006, 09:13 PM
some excellent work on that gallery joash but why couldn't i find pics of your work?
ticklingmedusa
14th June 2006, 09:03 PM
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quote=hughie]Here we have a serious bit of burl turning. Must be dried but I wonder where he gets such large burls from
Hughie, that turner lives in Soquel, which is in California Redwood country... big timber there.
Have a look at this link to a dealers website
the images load slowly but they are worth the wait.
tm
http://www.redwoodburl.com/
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http://artbowl.com/spin.jpg (http://www.got.net/~burly/InProgress8-14-01.html)Gary Stevens (http://artbowl.com/page5.htm) lives in Soquel, California with his wife and 3 children. He creates sculptural vessels from native burls in redwood, myrtle, buckeye, koa, sycamore, and maple, as well as from fine sustainable-forest exotic hardwoods such as cocobolo and ebony
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hughie
15th June 2006, 01:13 AM
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Hughie, that turner lives in Soquel, which is in California Redwood country... big timber there.
Have a look at this link to a dealers website
the images load slowly but they are worth the wait.
tm
Your not wrong, slow to load but humongous burls!:eek: Would love to get amongst that lot:D
hughie