Todays turning

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Don Henthorn

>Interesting piece. I think it is the first time I have seen catalpa wood.

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bill dotten

>This tree has things like string beans hanging off of it and harbors a lot of worms

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Fred in NC

>Very nice! Love the shape. There is a lot of catalpa around here, and nobody is particularly interested in it. However, I have not been able to get any of it!

Gone fishing

Fred in NC

>I hear the catalpa worms are very good bait for fishing in this area.

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Doug

>I didn't find any worms but then I don't know what they look like. If I find any in the next piece I'll send them to you. In a catalpa box of course.

Thanks all for comments.

Doug

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Doug,

Hey this is cool! I love it. I'm trying to figure out how this was oriented? I think it had to have been an oddball piece in the way it grew from the tree? It sure is pretty!

Jennifer

Catawba worms.

Basil

>Around here the worms are big black things that eat the leaves off the trees. They are not found in the wood. Good bait though, tough skin and the fish just can't leave'em alone.

The Catawba river, Catawba indians (all near here) and the trees' are both pronounced much the same way. So I guess that's why around here, the river, the tree and the worms all get called "Catawba".

Basil