pueblo pottery piece

Very nice looking piece.

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

>Hi e,

Is that a round bottom bowl? I expect to see a lot of round bottom turnings the next two weeks. Dimensions and wood?

Dave Smith

Bags are almost packed for Hawaii trip in Longview, WA.

Re: Very nice looking piece.

e

>ooch ... dave ... Hawaii ...that's cruel and unusual punishment for the wet west coasters...

the piece is 11"w x 9.5"h from Blackwood Acacia, which is a weed-tree around here. Actually, I put a very slight foot on this piece.

have a great trip and say 'hi' to the sun for me. be certain to bring back some koa, which is in the same family as the Blackwood Acacia. also, check out milo.

Re: Very nice looking piece.

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi e,

Have you turned milo? You're one of only a few people I've seen who have heard of it. I got a hunk from a friend in Hawaii and loved it. Turned nice and took a great finish. I loved the chocolate color. Similar to walnut but with much tighter grain.

If you've turned any, do you have pics? I've taken pics of the ones I turned but they are so dark you cannot really get any details.

Thanks,

Mike

Sharing the west coast wet today in Apex, NC...

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Nice one e-

I love form. Beautiful wood too...even if you do call it a "weed tree". If I recall, weren't these forms used to contain nuts and seeds? I think I remember reading this. I lived 8 years in Arizona...I should know this.

Thanks for posting it. It really is lovely.

Jennifer

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Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>e,

Form's well done, although I see the spalting as disruptive of the flow in this instance. I'd be interested to see what you get if you turn another, but complete it green/wet with a good shear-cut surface, and then just let it dry and shrink as it will. Then no sanding and just a coat of oil for a "popped grain" soft finish.

M

Re: Very nice looking piece.

e

>hi mike:

i've turned milo and really loved it but its more difficult to get than koa. you need an inside source.

i'll have to check the archives to see if i have any pictures of the pieces.

sorry for the wet ... the good news for the day is that the weather people have canceled rain for the w/e.

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e

>good suggestion -- i'll have to try that.

thanks mark

Re: pueblo pottery piece

e

>thanks jen:

blackwood acacia was imported from Austrialia to california. the species loves it here and self-propagates everywhere. therefore, the tree often gets too large for the space and is removed.

it dulls tools very fast, but is a pretty wood having very dark brown heart wood and very light sap wood.

the design for this piece was influenced by the forms in the book "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery" --- great reference book!