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Two in a row... YAHOOOOOO

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Two in a row... YAHOOOOOO

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Two in a row... YAHOOOOOO

Tom Mullane

>Here is the little cherry bowl I was working on... 7x2.75"... this is only the second bowl I have turned that stayed together...

The rim treatment is crushed malachite stone... a lot harder to work than the crushed coral was... it actually grooved the shaper I was using... tough stuff.. instead of being recessed into the rim it is slightly raised... actually looks pretty good....

The stone in the body is there to fix a really bad pitch pocket that I ended up removing with my Dremel tool....

The finish is not as good as I wanted, but the shape is nice and I am satisfied with my second bowl... Some good wax and a buffing should take care of the outside.... for some reason it came out duller than I thought it was on the lathe...


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Tom Mullane

>BTW... I have to give credit where credit is due... I took a course with Bill Grumbine last April.. and have reviewed the CDROM about 3 times before turning these bowls... nothing like a little positive reinforcement to get you back in the swing of things...

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Don Evans, Raleigh, NC

>Tom:

Nice work on the bowl and I like the Malachite accent.

I took a class in Lapidairy at NC State and was told that Malachite releases cyanide gas when worked. They did allow doing any work in their Lab with that particular stone because they didn't have the necessary exhaust system to the outside of the building.

I've never hear of anyone harmed from it but that doesn't mean it's not dangerous.

I tried couple of years ago to find out more information on this but couldn't find any info.

Anyone know more?

Don

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Clarification - SORRY FOR THE ERROR

Don Evans, Raleigh, NC

>In my message above there is a missing word in the sentence:

"They did allow doing any work in their Lab with that particular stone because they didn't have the necessary exhaust system to the outside of the building. "

It should read:

They did NOT allow doing any work in their Lab with that particular stone because they didn't have the necessary exhaust system to the outside of the building.

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MikeinCapeMay

>I ordered 100 today.....thanks!