Hi Arch

Glad to oblige you Arch, just bring me some of that plentiful NIP next
time you come up to the great white north, I will, and am sure some more
along the way, will be glad to do some experimentation with it.

The only NIP I could get my hands on up here is the one in my sons
mother in laws living room, it hardly makes good blanks for a thin wall
NIP bowl.

OOOOOOOHHHH to keep on dreaming, so many kinds of trees and so little
time left, sheeees I better get back to the shop, sliced a approx. 24" 4
branch Maple crotch up yesterday, took me nearly all day but got some
real nice slabs out of it, and sure don't want to have them split all up

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

Arch wrote:
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I sure would like to hear of some other's experience with NIP. I think
it is a special timber for turners. The branches make artists out of
journeymen. End grain turns easily. Preserves well. Translucent when
turned thin, nicely robust when not. Takes any or needs no finish. Comes
in all sizes and is relatively cheap and plentiful here.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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