Honey Mesquite

Paul,
This looks an exceptional piece to me. The shape is very very nice, and the wood grain/rings makes it exciting yet peacefull. The rim is perfect for this one.

Thanks Ronny.

I knew these postings were yours before I saw the name. At first I thought the curly carob was a repost of an earlier turning I saw of yours, then I saw the difference and knew I had to add more photos to my

Hi George,

I use a "used" dry coffee grounds (extra fine grind) for the larger cracks and ebony dust for the smaller ones. A combination of the two looks like a bark inclusion. First fill the crack with coffee grounds and CA. Stand back because it is self accelerating. Cut or grind off the excess and fill any little holes with the ebony dust and CA. Finish sanding and you have an imitation bark inclusion.

Thanks Paul, I will try the ebony dust trick, I have never heard of that before!

Another nice shape. I especially like the inward-slanting cove around the opening. Nice touch.