One of the things I noticed in our recent trip to Thailand is that the
turning all seemed to be done for the purpose of being a "canvas". It was
lacquered, inlaid, painted and who knows what else, but little if any was
left as "wood." One of the reasons I got a drum to bring home was it was
turned and unfinished except for some staining and the drum fittings.

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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com