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This is my first post on this gallery. I have always enjoyed turning Norfolk Island Pine and this is my best piece yet. It's about 7 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter. It took first place in its category at the Orange County Fair (California) in 2017.
Well Marshall, It has to do with the nature of the tree. On a Norfolk Island Pine the branches grow out horizontally, roughly at the same level and roughly equally spaces around the circumference. Compared to the trunk the limbs are very different. The heart wood is red and very hard. (this makes turning it a bit of a challenge) Because the red heart wood is so dense a light inside the vessel makes the knots appear to glow. while the light doesn't seem to penetrate the rest of the vessel. Of course it must be turned thin enough to allow this to happen.
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