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Offline hughie

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Typhoon in Blackwood
« on: May 06, 2017, 01:55:07 PM »
Blackwood [ Acacia Melanoxylon ]  Typhoon 20cm high 15 cm at its largest diameter, finished with several coats of DO then buffed, 6 spirals opening up to 6 feet with voids.  This one is for the AWTEX  Australian Wood Turning Exhibition  in Melbourne later in June.
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Re: Typhoon in Blackwood
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2017, 02:59:26 PM »

      Like this one a lot Hughie ..... You have certainly done justice to this beautiful piece of wood.
      Kind Regards Tony Di
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Re: Typhoon in Blackwood
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2017, 05:03:53 PM »
Best thing I can think of to say is ...This is special.

Pete
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Re: Typhoon in Blackwood
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2017, 07:24:03 PM »
Hughie,

probably the first piece you've posted that i have not looked at and said, 'That's a Hughie piece'.

I can see you are an Antipodean, you've done the typhoon spiral with a clockwise coriolis spin.

I hope it's well received in the exhibition.
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