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JL

>All are very nice. The pacific yew and the maple burl are really nice.

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Wow Paul. That is a fine mess of work you have there! How many coats of finish applied? Sanded before buffed?

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Bill MacLachlan

>These look fantastic. I like the entire back row.

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Ron in Drums PA

>Beautiful Paul!

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RonZ

>Excellent stuff! Now when you sell that off you can afford your next turning vacation. =o)

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Sean Troy

>Did I miss these beauties at the meeting saturday?

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>Yep, you missed them all.

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Bernie

>All are very nice, I really like the osage orange

Great looking finish.

Bernie

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>Thanks, Mike. Most have four or five coats of finish. This will be my "gift shop" and "craft gallery" finish. It's shinier than I normally like, but I hope it will hold up to constant handling. The pieces finished with seal-a-cell were lightly sanded with 1000 grit in between coats to knock off any nubs. The olive and yew pieces were finished with wipe-on poly and sanded with 600 grit between coats. The last coat was lightly sanded with 1000 grit before buffing.

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Ronny Eelen

>Really nice Paul!

I am putting this picture as my background on my pc at work.

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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Paul,

Great stuff! I love the finish on them. The yew piece looks great, I like that shape and grain.

Thanks for the pics, looks like a week well spent with them.

Mike

Liking the idea of a turning vacation in Apex, NC.

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>Wow! Thanks Ronny, I feel honored.

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Keith Tompkins

>Nice, Paul....but where's the cherry one?LOL

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>I blew it up the other day when finish turning it. I'll send you a photo. I was so sad when it happened.

And likewise, the carob and sumac?

Hi Paul

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

>Paul,

This is a very nice assortment of excellently executed hollow forms. I like the Osage Orange one best (one of my favorite woods).

I have to say that your pieces definitely have a "gallery quality" finish. I really like it. It almost appears like you used spray lacquer.

In your post, you refer to it as General Finishes Seal-a-Cell. I looked it up using Yahoo.com and came up with that link.

From the description on the website, it sounds a lot like Woodcraft's Urethane Oil finish. Do you think they are the similar? I have used Woodcraft's finish in the past. But I never tried sanding with 1000 grit sandpaper between coats. Or taking it over (2) coats. I have to say that it looks like the results are worth the work. Think it would work?

See ya around,

Dominic

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Keith Tompkins

>Bummer! cherry is plentiful around here....I will send another when I can. Haven't turned either yet!

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Paul in Phoenix, AZ

>Hi Dominic,

I have never used the Woodcraft brand. Could be the same stuff though. Made by General Finishes and packaged for Woodcraft.

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Paul in Phoenix, AZ

>Hi Keith,

Here is a photo of the piece. I haven't taken it off the faceplate yet because I think I might be able to finish it by making a collar to fit the new larger opening. It will probably end as a house piece or a gift.

When I roughed it out. It had ring shake with a white fungus in it. The piece came flying out at a certain point. I decided not to glue it back in because of the fungus. I thought the void would make an interesting feature.

And then I went and busted out the top...

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Paul,

I'm doing some catching up today and am delighted that I scrolled down far enough to see your wonderful hollow forms. What a beautiful eyeful! These are gorgeous! I love them all.

Fantastic job!

Jennifer