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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Travis,

That's quite a pic for an opener! I really like the look of that one and the ebony collar is a very nice touch.

Welcome to the board and thanks for the pics.

Mike

I love looking at posted pics in Apex, NC!!

Welcome, Travis!

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Travis,

Welcome to WC! This is a lovely vessel. Beautiful wood.....shape and photo!

Thanks for posting it.

Jennifer

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Dinyar Chavda

>Travis:

I don't know how long you have been turning and how long you have been lurking. But I really dislike people who jump in with an initial picture of a piece as beautiful s yours! Annoys the heck out of me, as it took me years to get to where you are! :-)

:-)

Welcome, and please share your tips and tricks---there are often times when I have thought "Oh, everyone knows that trick", only to find that that was not the case.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Dinyar

Way to make an entrance!

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Very nice work. Welcome to the club.

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Tom In Red Deer

>Yup...It's addictive all right!! The problem is their is only one cure....keep on turning!

I have heard a rumor that a new group...Turnanon...will be starting in the new year.

There will be 24hr help lines for those of us that can't put the tools down.

I can see by the pic that you have the disease badly. You have been practicing in secret haven't you. You might be one of the people that will take forty or fifty years to get over this proplem.

Very nice indeed.

A question...where do you get the Ebony? All I can find up here in the frozen North is African Black Wood. I don't think they are the same...are they?

Have a safe and happy holiday.

Tom in Red Deer

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RonZ

>That's some jump, welcome!

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Travis Stinson

>Man, what a day to have a pounding head cold!!!

Thanks guys, that includes you too Jennifer ;), for the Welcome.

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rprevett

>Hey Travis, nice to see you over here. This is another fine piece using an ebony collar. You should post pics of that quilted maple piece you did also.

rick

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Travis Stinson

>You're right Tom, it IS a nice disease to be afflicted with! Since I'm 41, I hope I have that long to try to get it right.

I got the Ebony off Ebay, a package of 10 listed as knife scales.

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Travis Stinson

>Hey Rick, good to see you too. I'm glad you like that piece. Here ya go.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Travis

Welcome Travis

Ron in Drums PA

>That is one nice turning you have there.

Gorgeous!!

BubbaBob

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JamieDonaldson

>Good looking work Travis, but we could see more of it against a neutral gray or white background. Notice how the side profiles disappear into the abyss- a lighter background would add definition and bounce back some of the lost light.

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Tom Mullane

>Those are absolutely gorgeous pieces... one of these days... I finally got a bowl finished that did not become firewood...

That quilted maple is my favorite... but then again that wood is phenomenal... always loved quilted maple... it is just so 3D

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Barry Turner

>I like! Very nice maple burl. I like the ebony collar, too. Good photography, too!

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Barry Turner

>Cure? I regret to inform you........there is no cure.........only treatment.....and not very effective treatment, at that. Buying new tools and equipment can sometimes provide temporary relief.

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Barry Turner

>If you have a Woodcraft nearby, you might want to check in occasionally. Sometimes they sell grab-bags of ebony scraps. Not cheap, but usually some nice sizes of ebony for accent work.