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Offline wider

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red mallee burr.
« on: August 19, 2017, 06:00:44 PM »
time in the shed today turning this red mallee burr. this is finished with Hampshire sheen.

Offline ken rodgers

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Re: red mallee burr.
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2017, 06:59:33 PM »
Nice piece of Aussie burr with a good finish.
From the second photo it appears that the wings are not of uniform thickness, the outer edges are thinner than the centre section? Which spoils it for me.
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: red mallee burr.
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2017, 10:22:34 PM »
Nice burr and well finished.

I can see what Ken is seeing in the second image, but it's very irregular. If it had been a different width in the rim in your turning it would be a sweeping curve of changing thickness, I think it's more likely to be a trick of the camera along the natural edge of the piece.
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