Lance Rogge
Registered: March 2005
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 14
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Sat September 6, 2008 10:19pm
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Nice work Russ.
Outstanding wood choices.
These will get serious attention.
Thanks for the pics.
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Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Sat September 6, 2008 11:19pm
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Beautiful work, what wood the last on top?
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Russ Miller
Registered: April 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 85
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Sun September 7, 2008 12:37am
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Hi Jorge,
The top one is made from spalted maple.
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121
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Sun September 7, 2008 12:58am
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Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715
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Sun September 7, 2008 3:16am
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Beautiful burl expertly turned.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Sun September 7, 2008 10:46am
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Great work Russ. What kind of burl is it? It almost looks like big leaf maple burl.
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Russ Miller
Registered: April 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 85
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Sun September 7, 2008 3:59pm
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Hi Mark,
The bottom four handles were made from big leaf
maple burl.
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Mon September 8, 2008 9:20am
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Very nice Russ,
Care to comment on your wood finishing technique?
Jeff Shafer
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Russ Miller
Registered: April 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 85
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Mon September 8, 2008 3:49pm
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Jeff,
I sand to 1500 grit, apply 3 coats of minwax (oil based) polyurethane while using 0000 steel wool between coats.
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Jeff Shafer
Registered: May 2005
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 61
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Mon September 8, 2008 6:38pm
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Thanks Russ!
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