The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something to
the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she would
bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring and
thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if she was
interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a look
at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

Oh, and sorry about the poor quality of the photo. Operating a camera is
something I've never claimed to be able to do well. Maybe I should ask one
of the students to make a good photo.

JD

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

On Mar 25, 3:49 pm, "JD" wrote:

Oh, and sorry about the poor quality of the photo. Operating a camera is
something I've never claimed to be able to do well. Maybe I should ask one
of the students to make a good photo.

Actually, that's pretty damn impressive all on its own, (despite your
photo!)

Great eye, great proportion and I like the action in the design.

No pun intended... here it comes.... sit down....

That one's a keeper!!

*groan*

Robert

And the teacher in me wants to ask, can anyone identify this wood? I know
what it is only because I cut it from the log, but it surprised me in the
color.
JD
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

I hope that goes to auction It is a great looking piece


"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a
look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with
her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

Thanks Robo, hopefully someone local will take a liking to it as well.

JD
wrote in message
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On Mar 25, 3:49 pm, "JD" wrote:

Oh, and sorry about the poor quality of the photo. Operating a camera is
something I've never claimed to be able to do well. Maybe I should ask
one
of the students to make a good photo.

Actually, that's pretty damn impressive all on its own, (despite your
photo!)

Great eye, great proportion and I like the action in the design.

No pun intended... here it comes.... sit down....

That one's a keeper!!

*groan*

Robert

Sadly, we couldn't figure the best way to do the auction. So, we are going
campus wide with raffle tickets. Should turn out to be a good bit of money
to be donated to the charity. Hopefully.
Thanks for the compliments.

JD
"MGIB" wrote in message
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I hope that goes to auction It is a great looking piece


"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood and was
afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her talent
was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a
look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with
her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

nice plate JD, but I am afraid your student has you beat hands down. Nice
work you two. By the way, is that butternut? If so she did an amazing job of
burning. I had some elm one time that looked like that (still have enough
for an electric guitar) but never saw any like it since.

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood and
was afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her
talent was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a
look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with
her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

Not butternut.
Hint: Soft wood that usually has a green tint to it when cured.

JD
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
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nice plate JD, but I am afraid your student has you beat hands down. Nice
work you two. By the way, is that butternut? If so she did an amazing job
of burning. I had some elm one time that looked like that (still have
enough for an electric guitar) but never saw any like it since.

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood and
was afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her
talent was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it
into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around.
Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing
this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

I was going to guess red or white oak based on the depth of the grain but
since you say green tint when cured......how about poplar? By the way very
nice job on your part and especially your student. Very nice contrast going
on with the scales and the grain.
Lyndell


"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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Not butternut.
Hint: Soft wood that usually has a green tint to it when cured.

JD
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
news:AmgGj.83$9X3.82@edtnps82...
nice plate JD, but I am afraid your student has you beat hands down. Nice
work you two. By the way, is that butternut? If so she did an amazing job
of burning. I had some elm one time that looked like that (still have
enough for an electric guitar) but never saw any like it since.

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood and
was afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her
talent was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it
into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around.
Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing
this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

Yep, Poplar it is. I've a 9' log that is 36" through that was given to me.
It was cut some 3 years ago and has been lying in the field. Only the
outside inch or so is rotted. The interior is as solid as it was the day it
was cut. I've used a lot of poplar through the years, but never seen any
like this. It looks much like walnut, but upon looking closely one can see a
few very thin green streaks through it. If it weren't such a soft wood, I
would consider cutting a few pieces out to make replacement gunstocks for a
couple of my rifles. It really is beautiful, too bad poplar is so soft.
Thought about hardening the wood by soaking in floor wax, but not sure it
would work. It is a real shame, because I could see a beautiful gun stock
being made from this.

JD
"CW" wrote in message
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Poplar?

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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Not butternut.
Hint: Soft wood that usually has a green tint to it when cured.

JD
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
news:AmgGj.83$9X3.82@edtnps82...
nice plate JD, but I am afraid your student has you beat hands down.
Nice
work you two. By the way, is that butternut? If so she did an amazing
job
of burning. I had some elm one time that looked like that (still have
enough for an electric guitar) but never saw any like it since.

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood
and
was afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her
talent was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to
me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it
into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around.
Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing
this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

Beautiful job. It is proof that the younger generation is NOT going to the
dogs. Nor are their teachers.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I agree that the photo needs help. I tried to e-mail you with an offer, but
couldn't decypher your address. I think I could punch it up quite a bit
with Photoshop, but the format
you used is GIFF, and my program refuses to work on it. If you would care
to send it to me in JPEG or TIFF, I would be happy to give it a try.

Or send me the platter, and I'll send you a photo G.

LOL, I'll box it up and mail it in the morning. uhhh NOT.

Thanks Leo, I could send you some of the original photos, but they are huge
files (I know working from the original would be best). I've a couple of
students who have volunteered to help me out, but I do appreciate your
offer.

JD
"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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Beautiful job. It is proof that the younger generation is NOT going to
the dogs. Nor are their teachers.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I agree that the photo needs help. I tried to e-mail you with an offer,
but couldn't decypher your address. I think I could punch it up quite a
bit with Photoshop, but the format
you used is GIFF, and my program refuses to work on it. If you would care
to send it to me in JPEG or TIFF, I would be happy to give it a try.

Or send me the platter, and I'll send you a photo G.

Poplar?

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
Not butternut.
Hint: Soft wood that usually has a green tint to it when cured.

JD
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
news:AmgGj.83$9X3.82@edtnps82...
nice plate JD, but I am afraid your student has you beat hands down.
Nice
work you two. By the way, is that butternut? If so she did an amazing
job
of burning. I had some elm one time that looked like that (still have
enough for an electric guitar) but never saw any like it since.

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
http://aroundthewoods.com
http://roundopinions.blogspot.com
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
I appreciate that George. I thought it was a beautiful piece of wood and
was afraid to hand it over to her, not knowing her talent. Luckily, her
talent was amazing and the plate looked great when she returned it to
me.

JD
"George" wrote in message
. net...

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it
into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around.
Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing
this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm


I'd be proud to say I made the "canvas" for that work.

I think you should give her more plates.


Old guy


On Mar 25, 4:47*pm, "JD" wrote:
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something to
the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she would
bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring and
thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if she was
interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our efforts can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a look
at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

I made her the offer. She's thinking about it.

JD

--
He that will make a good use of any part
of his life must allow a large portion of it
to recreation.
- John Locke

"Old Guy" wrote in message
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I think you should give her more plates.


Old guy


On Mar 25, 4:47 pm, "JD" wrote:
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to
the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she would
bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring and
thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if she
was
interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our efforts
can
be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She made it into
something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn around. Take a
look
at her work and give feedback please. I plan on sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

I totally agree with Leo. This new generation is turning out pretty
darn well, in spite of us oldsters.
Absolutely stunning work by this young lady.
Have you considered selling this piece on line? Or to the members of
this group?
Tom Weber in Merritt Island, Florida

Tom, he is no "oldster", but were you by any chance the editor of "The
Stuart News"?


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

On Mar 26, 2:46 pm, (Arch) wrote:
Tom, he is no "oldster", but were you by any chance the editor of "The
Stuart News"?

Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



Arch,
I wasn't referring specifically to Leo as being an 'oldster'. It was
sorta' of a generic term to include myself and others of my
generation. It seems that too many of us often have no tolerance of
our youngsters, while probably forgetting some of the antics we
reveled in during our own salad days.
And no, I was not the editor of the"The Stuart News". In fact, I
don't think I've ever even read it!
(Sounds like a nice guy though...)
Tom Weber in Merritt Island, Florida

Thanks Tom, I know you are aware that Leo is no oldster. He passed that
years ago. I was referring to a young Tom Weber who was the editor
of the paper.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

Tom Weber wrote:
On Mar 26, 2:46 pm, (Arch) wrote:
Tom, he is no "oldster", but were you by any chance the editor of "The
Stuart News"?

Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



Arch,
I wasn't referring specifically to Leo as being an 'oldster'. It was
sorta' of a generic term to include myself and others of my
generation. It seems that too many of us often have no tolerance of
our youngsters, while probably forgetting some of the antics we
reveled in during our own salad days.
And no, I was not the editor of the"The Stuart News". In fact, I
don't think I've ever even read it!
(Sounds like a nice guy though...)
Tom Weber in Merritt Island, Florida

Did you get a texturing tool working? Haven't seen any pictures on ABPW.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

If the opposite of 'pro' is 'con',
then what's the opposite of 'progress'?

Did you get a texturing tool working? Haven't seen any pictures on ABPW.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA


Yes I did Gerald. And it works pretty good.
Made a 3/8" steel shaft. (Haven't put it in a wooden handle yet -
can't rush these things you know.)
Sold a few to our club members.
To be honest, I've only played with it. Haven't actually decorated
any small boxes or such. But it is quite a bit easier to use than the
chatter tool.
Tom Weber in Merritt Island, Florida

"Arch" wrote: (clip) I know you are aware that Leo is no oldster. He passed
that
years ago. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Arch, I have a sticker on my bicycle helmet that says, "I'm not old. I'm a
recycled teenager."

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:47:24 -0500, "JD" james.smith wrote:

The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

Since this photo was not of optimal quality I tried out the free tools
available for sharing and photo retouching online at Adobe PhotoShop
Express. Hope that's ok. Just let me know if you want me to remove it.
http://there.photoshop.com

Click on the Plate album's play button in the center of the thumbnail to
start the slideshow.
Pause button is at top middle.
Zoom is top mid-right - +
Adjust duration of slides (speed of slideshow) at top right
Change layout at bottom right setttings

There are not many adjustment options available yet but it might grow
into something useful. Sign up is free if you want to check out the
retouching interface.
You can adjust the speed and layout of the slideshow, pause and zoom in
and out as a viewer.
As a user/gallery/slideshow owner you can set the default speed and
layout of the slideshow, place captions on the photos and have basic
retouching tools available;
Crop & rotate
Auto correct
Exposure Adjustment
Red-eye removal
Touchup
Saturation
White balance
Highlights
Fill lights
Sharpen
Soft Focus
Pop Color
Hue
Black & White Conversion
Tint
Sketch
Distort


The adjustment photo has Exposure, Saturation, Highlight and Sharpen
adjusted. It's a fairly easy interface once you get used to it. There are
not many choices for each adjustment so it was hard to get the
woodburning any clearer without changing the color balance or sharpening
the grain profusely. I just did a quick fix, less than 5 minutes time
spent to check out the new site and features available. I'm sure it could
be at least a little better if more time was spent adjusting it. Brighter
showed the woodburning more but channge the color significantly.

On Mar 25, 5:56*pm, "JD" wrote:
And the teacher in me wants to ask, can anyone identify this wood? I know
what it is only because I cut it from the log, but it surprised me in the
color.
JD"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message

...

The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
JD I'd swear it is Black Walnut, I do NOT believe it is Poplar, never
mind the color streaks they are also comon enough in Black Walnut, it
is the grain that screams WALNUT, just MO.
And yes you two should go in business together, awesome job you did.
Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo


to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

Nice job! Demonstrates a great deal of patience.

And it sure looks like walnet to me.

Dave


"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
And the teacher in me wants to ask, can anyone identify this wood? I know
what it is only because I cut it from the log, but it surprised me in the
color.
JD
"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
...
The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

Leo,
If I hadn't cut it from the log myself, I'd be arguing that it was walnut as
well. I don't know what else to say, the log has poplar bark on the outside.
JD

--
He that will make a good use of any part
of his life must allow a large portion of it
to recreation.
- John Locke

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:13:01 -0500, "JD" wrote:

Leo,
If I hadn't cut it from the log myself, I'd be arguing that it was walnut as
well. I don't know what else to say, the log has poplar bark on the outside.
JD

Must of been a walnut tree in the woodshed somewhere back?
*groan*


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Because som many question the type wood (including myself), I went back to
the farm and dug through the grass for the log (not that hard being 3 foot
thick). Upon closer inspection, I come to realize that I was incorrect on my
first observation. The log is, in fact, black walnut. No excuses from me,
just didn't look close enough the first time. My nose kept telling me that
this thing smelled like walnut but I let my pride in woodsmanship override
my better senses.
Thank you to everyone for correcting my mistake. Walnut sells better than
poplar (not that poplar that looked like walnut wouldn't sell) and I've a 3'
thick by 9' log of it.
Again, thanks and I apologize for the confusion.

JD

--
He that will make a good use of any part
of his life must allow a large portion of it
to recreation.
- John Locke

wrote in message
...
On Mar 25, 5:56 pm, "JD" wrote:
And the teacher in me wants to ask, can anyone identify this wood? I know
what it is only because I cut it from the log, but it surprised me in the
color.
JD"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message

...

The students in 2 of my classes are hosting an annual charity fishing
tournament. One of these students come to me wanting to donate something
JD I'd swear it is Black Walnut, I do NOT believe it is Poplar, never
mind the color streaks they are also comon enough in Black Walnut, it
is the grain that screams WALNUT, just MO.
And yes you two should go in business together, awesome job you did.
Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo


to the event that could be auctioned or raffled. I asked her what she
would bring and she informed me that she has been doing some wood buring
and thought she could create something nice for the event. I told her if
she was interested I'd bring her something to work on. The result of our
efforts can be seen at the following link. I turned a simple plate. She
made it into something AMAZING. These kids amaze me everytime I turn
around. Take a look at her work and give feedback please. I plan on
sharing this with her.

http://www.wku.edu/hilltopperclassic...efishplate.htm

Thanks,
JD

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:24 -0500, "JD" wrote:

Walnut sells better than poplar (not that poplar that looked like walnut wouldn't sell) and I've a 3'
thick by 9' log of it.

What a shame, JD.. I guess now you'll just have to turn some more of it..

Maybe, as my wife says, you and Mary can do more "turn & burn" projects..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

It is in the works Mac. She has approached me about entering some stuff in
an art show in TN in April. Since I've never done an art show, I guess it is
a good time to start. Especially since her work makes mine look so good.

JD

--
He that will make a good use of any part
of his life must allow a large portion of it
to recreation.
- John Locke

"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:24 -0500, "JD"
wrote:

Walnut sells better than poplar (not that poplar that looked like walnut
wouldn't sell) and I've a 3'
thick by 9' log of it.

What a shame, JD.. I guess now you'll just have to turn some more of it..

Maybe, as my wife says, you and Mary can do more "turn & burn" projects..


mac

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"JD " james.smithremove wrote: It is in the works Mac. She has
approached me about entering some stuff in an art show in TN in April.
Since I've never done an art show, I guess it is a good time to start.
Especially since her work makes mine look so good.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You are very fortunate to have a mentor like this.

"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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It is in the works Mac. She has approached me about entering some stuff in
an art show in TN in April. Since I've never done an art show, I guess it
is a good time to start. Especially since her work makes mine look so
good.


Pyros used bass here. It's a bit easier to work than harder woods, and you
can get good "shadings" on the burns. They'd turn the plates in the shop,
then take then into the art room next door for the drawing.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:05:28 GMT, "George" wrote:


"JD " james.smithremove wrote in message
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It is in the works Mac. She has approached me about entering some stuff in
an art show in TN in April. Since I've never done an art show, I guess it
is a good time to start. Especially since her work makes mine look so
good.


Pyros used bass here. It's a bit easier to work than harder woods, and you
can get good "shadings" on the burns. They'd turn the plates in the shop,
then take then into the art room next door for the drawing.

I guess Italian poplar ply is a biggie, too...
My wife just bought some from an online tutor and she loves it..

OTOH, she hates burning on oak, pine or ironwood... even hates to do the bottom
of my bowls..


mac

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"George" wrote: Pyros used bass here. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Why does it matter what kind of fish it is? (I hope a smiley would be
redundant.)