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2/9/05, 2:10 AM #1

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>...but I like making them. This little guy is made from Pink Ivory with an 18mm Malachite cabachon countersunk into the top about 1/8". The ring of eight 3/16" holes were drilled using the Oneway Drill-Wizard, filled with fine green glitter and a drop of thin CA, then sanded and finished.

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Ed D.

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2/9/05, 3:09 AM #2

Fred in NC
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Yes, but a stunning one !

Fred in NC

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2/9/05, 1:49 PM #3

Rob Ceraso
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VERY NICE.

Rob Ceraso

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2/9/05, 2:11 PM #4

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Sweet!

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Everything about that is awesome. Photo quality, the turning, design, proportion, fit and finish. I don't think it could be done better.

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2/9/05, 2:31 PM #5

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>Very nice, but you know that.

Just to be picky. You could have lined up the "grain" on the cabochon with the grain of the wood.

Instead of green glitter try synthetic foil backed gems. The facets from the gem will add a LOT more sparkle. 4 or 5 mm would cost a couple of buck for the eight.

On second thought it is perfect the way it is!

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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2/9/05, 8:18 PM #6

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>Yeah, and Michaelangelo was just a painter!

Beautiful!

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My name is Don and I'm a Turning addict. There, I finally can admit I have a problem. The problem is not enough time to turn! I work as a Medical Imaging Tech for a living but that's just so I can light and heat the shop and buy more tools. I've been turning since 2000 and it has changed my life. I never had a creative outlet before I discoverd Woodturning and now I can't get enough. After I turned my first pen, my wonderful wife saw how excited I was and bought me a mini lathe. She now refers to herself as a "Turning Widow". She is a potter and quilter so she understands the obsession. My interests in turning are many and varied and I'm sure I will not live long enough to try everything I'd like to, but I'll give it a shot. Unfortunately we don't have any children or pets so you'd think I have all kinds of free time to turn, but for some reason I don't. I belong to the Adirondack Woodturners Association in upstate New York, the Mohawk Valley Woodturners, the Old Country Guild of Woodturnes and AAW, as well as the Northeastern Woodworkers Association. (I'd also like to learn to do flatwork someday.) Happy and Safe Turning, Don

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