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Russ Miller Registered: April 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 85	Custom turned spalted maple western style grip with mortised reel seat insert. Nickel Silver cap and ring hardware.
	· Date: Tue August 21, 2007 · Views: 2,363 · Filesize: 34.3kb, 262.6kb · Dimensions: 2100 x 1396 ·
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Paul Kneller

Registered: February 2006
Location: N.S.W Australia
Posts: 49

Tue August 21, 2007 9:32am

Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119

Tue August 21, 2007 6:51pm

Awesome! Is that stabilized, If not how were you able to turn and bore it??

Russ Miller

Registered: April 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 85

Wed August 22, 2007 1:17am

Hi Mike,
This is not stabilized wood. It is fairly hard and had no problems boring or turning it. If the wood gets really spalted, it is too soft and will fall apart in both processes.

Raymond_Adams

Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244

Wed August 22, 2007 2:04am

SWEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clive G Morris

Registered: April 2007
Location: Brevard, NC
Posts: 32

Wed August 22, 2007 9:54am

Beautiful piece of wood! That really turned out well!