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Wonderful!

David Walser

Wonderful! I love the small detail on the rim. It gives the bowl an organic feel, as if it were shaped that way by nature without the intervention of human hands.

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John K Jordan

That's beautiful.

Is it cocobolo? About 10-12" in diameter?

JKJ

Beautiful Jamie

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robo hippy

My guess was Bocote...

robo hippy

The wood is Cocobolo, and there .....

JamieDonaldson

.....are burl like pins on opposite sides that I incorporated into the final rim placement. The figure in the areas below those pins is a bonus that I like.

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Mike Brazeau

That is one sweet bowl Jamie. A rare piece of wood these days.

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John K Jordan

>>>That is one sweet bowl Jamie. A rare piece of wood these days.

And that piece is outstanding.

Cocobolo is of my favorites to turn. I still have quite a bit in my stash, some fairly large that I've been saving for years until I feel skilled enough to do it justice. Since that will probably never happen, I should probably just start turning it!

JKJ

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John Scheideman

That's funny. That's how I feel but I haven't been brave enough to start turning my stash yet!

The ultimate Kardashian bowl

Aage Rendalen

A beauty out of my league. (Or should I consider turning exotics?).

Ya done good, Jamie!

Ellis Walentine

Sweet piece, Jamie. Thanks for sharing!

From the color, I'm guessing that this is a recent piece. Cocobolo goes through such dramatic color changes....

Ellis

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Mike Hunter

John ... I understand your dilemma. This piece is labeled Queens Wood which has a turning in it. So far my skill level has not visualized the turning in the piece. Mike

A very old chunk of wood that I......

JamieDonaldson

...stashed away probably more than 20 yrs. ago, but turned just last week. I've found that lacquer that is rubbed in well helps keep the color fresh looking, not so true when an oil finish is applied. Oily woods like this can be a real pain to finish!

Mike, I have a couple of chunks of that...

JamieDonaldson

....Queenwood squirreled away in the stash, and you'll need some Hunter tools to hollow that stuff! It's not too user friendly, usually has some silica in it.

Queenwood

John K Jordan

Mike, did you get that from Jim King from Peru? The Wood Database indicates Queenwood originates in Peru and the label looks a lot like those Jim used on other blocks.

Jim used to post a lot on WoodCentral, imported a lot of wood from Peru, and donated large blocks to the benefit auctions here. I got some big chunks of wood from him that way including a big piece of Pink Flamewood (apparently rarely seen now). I cut that big block into pieces to make small things and it is mostly gone now. I still have some other species I haven't cut into.

I was saddened to read on the Hobbithouseinc web site that Jim had passed away. His import company is apparently gone too.

That looks like a wonderful block of wood. Hobbithouseinc indicates this about Queenwood:

"Swartzia leiocalycina of the family Fabaceae (syn Leguminosae) the legume, pea, or bean family. Also known as Guyana rosewood, this is a relatively obscure wood and is a close relative to wamara (Swartzia benthamiana) and katalox (Swartzia cubensis)"

If some of us finally admit we have great wood we'll NEVER get around to turning, a round of WoodCentral benefit auctions would be exciting! Put some of these pieces in the hands of others (who can store them on THEIR shelves for decades!)

And yes, the Hunter tools are perfect for these exotics!

JKJ