On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:54:33 -0700, "jloomis" wrote:

Wow, I really like the looks of that.
You know that old hard redwood is real tough
I just turned 4 legs to the table I built and I do know they usually turn
wood wet, and when it is dry, it gets hot, and burns tools.
john

I guess that could explain it, if it is some kind of redwood.. It had been used
as a chopping block for several years..

I used a Woodchuck Bowlpro (same as EX Rougher) and the shavings were very hot..
Pretty hard to burn carbide, though


"mac davis" wrote in message
.. .
Something that I've been working on for about a month.. I don't think I
would
have even tried this without carbide tools..

Having little patience, I kept putting it aside until it called me back..

10" diameter, unknown wood..
Looks like some kind of redwood, smells like redwood while it's being
turned,
but much harder than any redwood I've seen and a LOT heavier..

Finish is Danish oil and buffed... I wish the pictures did justice to the
color
and glow..


mac

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