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  1. 19th January 2009, 06:20 AM #1
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    spalted beech 7" high by 6" diameter hollowed through a 3/4" hole- wall thickness of 3/16"



    beech, 6" diameter by 4" high hollowed through a 7/8" hole wall thickness 3/16" hand carved - then ebonized- terrible to try to photograph!!

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  3. 19th January 2009, 07:22 AM #2
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    Wonderful pieces both! The spalted Beech is a beauty.
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  4. 19th January 2009, 02:14 PM #3
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    Nice work Cornucopia
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    Love both.
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  6. 19th January 2009, 04:39 PM #5
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    Mmmm.. spalted!
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  7. 19th January 2009, 09:55 PM #6
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    Nice work. Hollow forms are fun to make, but stopping regularly to empty out is a real pain. Both nice pieces, well done.
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  8. 19th January 2009, 11:26 PM #7
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    Super work!
    What tool do you use for hollowing?
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  9. 19th January 2009, 11:30 PM #8
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    thank you for all your comments

    I use a mixture of home made single prong tools and melvyn firmagers two prong tools.
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  10. 20th January 2009, 07:28 PM #9
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    Amazing piece of wood, must have taken a while to hollow it out.
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    extremely nice work
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