AWGB Woodturning Forum

General Category => Gallery => Topic started by: woody on December 30, 2014, 04:58:03 PM

Title: Masure birch box
Post by: woody on December 30, 2014, 04:58:03 PM
Another  box one in Masur Birch  and sorry I made a mistake and posted another one in spalted beech with a mahogany rim
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Ryan Davenport AWGB on December 30, 2014, 05:39:03 PM
Nice work as always, the spalting / patterns in the wood are beautiful.
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Graham on December 30, 2014, 06:24:17 PM
Both very nice Woody
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: georg on December 30, 2014, 06:44:47 PM

     Very Striking piece of Masur Birch you have there Woody...... and some nice figure
      within the beech
      Tony di
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Bill Mooney on December 30, 2014, 07:40:54 PM
Two very nice boxes Woody.
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Les Symonds on December 30, 2014, 10:03:45 PM
Masur birch, eh....amazing timber that always delights, but I fear that it's getting priced out of the market. You've done a fine job there, Woody.
Les
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: edbanger on December 30, 2014, 10:59:02 PM
Two Great pieces and the wood is stunning  :)

Ed
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: woody on December 30, 2014, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: gwyntog on December 30, 2014, 10:03:45 PM
Masur birch, eh....amazing timber that always delights, but I fear that it's getting priced out of the market. You've done a fine job there, Woody.
Les
I got it on ebay a while ago for silly money Les
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Les Symonds on December 31, 2014, 07:35:36 AM
Quote from: woody on December 30, 2014, 11:51:04 PM
I got it on ebay a while ago for silly money Les

...that's got to be the best way, I think, with Masur....I keep watching pieces and just occasionally a piece seems to slip under the radar.
Les
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Graham on December 31, 2014, 05:56:47 PM
Some things are worth paying for.
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: woody on December 31, 2014, 07:38:07 PM
A small log say 5" x 8" long is on average about £100
Title: Re: Masure birch box
Post by: Graham on December 31, 2014, 08:32:19 PM
Mmmmm. yes, well......