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Butternut bowls, thanks Al Crandall

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Butternut bowls, thanks Al Crandall

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Butternut bowls, thanks Al Crandall

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

>Last month while I was in Indy, Al gave me a short log that he said was butternut. I sealed the ends because it looked like it had started to split. When we got back to Longview I decided I needed to take care of this wood before it was lost. I managed to get four bowls. Two fairly large and two not so large. The figure and color on this wood is outstanding.



This picture was taken after the first coat of my finish of choice, Rockler gel polyurethane.

The bowls were roughed out on the 4th and 5th and soaked over night. The two in front were finished turned on the 14th, left rear bowl on the 15th and the right rear bowl was finished turned on the 17th.

Dave Smith

Nuts about butternut in Longview, WA.

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Re: Butternut bowls, thanks Al Crandall

Jim Shaver Oakville Ont

>Hi Dave,

I have turned butternut a few times and enjoyed the wood. You have done well with your efforts here my friend, nicely done. So, what else does Al have in his stash??

Take care,

Jim

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Alan Tolchinsky

>Dave, Those are beautiful; I especially like the grain pattern of the lower right one.

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#4

One more piece of firewood

Ray Thompson - Middletown,IN

>one of his neighbors won't have to burn this winter.

Wonder which one he got that piece from.

Ray

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#5

Re: I'm so glad that it wasn't truly firewood.

Al Crandall

>You did an admirable job of hiding that log from Sandy, Dave. Interesting grain isn't it? The tree was a gift from a fellow nurse of Karon's. It was a blow over from a tornado which skipped across the county, and I was told that it was walnut when I agreed to remove it. I cut it into 4' sections when I harvested it so that it would fit in my little trailer, and there may be 2 sections left. I took a hunk to Ray Thompson's End-O'-Pond party so that Bill Grumbine could demo on it, and when we ripped it open what you see is what we got.

The night you posted your alcohol drying process on WC I bought a postal scale on ebay which reads in 1/10 oz. The next day I bought 3 gallons of alcohol at Menard's. The scale arrived in yesterday's mail. It looks like there might be butternut presents for all the girls in the family this year. Thanks for showing us the bowls and for disclosing your drying process.

Al (Watching squirrels burying walnuts in our newly mulched flower beds.)

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#6

Ahem.....Al........

KurtK in Indy

>Where did you have that stuff hiding?? A little piece of that would sure look good on my little 3520.

Is that subtle enough??

Kurt

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#7

Re: That was exactly the right amount of subtle.

Al Crandall

>I'm heading to Texas over the holiday and will be returning with the other half of that mesquite log I had to leave behind last year. I'll make a delivery when I get back. Might even give Don Henthorn a call when I pass through his city.

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#8

I see something in your future...

KurtK in Indy

>I believe a little swap for some Myrtle and "whatever you got" may be in the cards!!

Have a safe trip and we'll see you when you get back.

Kurt