[B][I]Indian Summer[/I][/B]
This view of the foot clearly shows the extension of the pith after the drying process.
[B][I]Indian Summer[/I][/B] won First Place and Juror's Choice in the Masters division at the 2010 Orange County Woodworking Exhibition.
[B][I]Indian Summer[/I][/B] was turned from the same tree as [B][I]El Dorado[/I][/B], a centuries old majestic California Oak that once grew on the Camino Real. The final turning of [B][I]Indian Summer[/I][/B] was done in total darkness through the 1.25" opening. A lamp was positioned onto the end of my hollowing tool inside the spinning form to indicate wall thickness by it's degree of translucence. The large diameter of the dark heartwood was extremely dense and increased lathe time considerably even though the wood was very wet. I employed a special drying process which took about six weeks.
[B][I]Indian Summer[/I][/B]
8 1/4" high x 9 1/8" wide x 8" deep x 13.5 ounces
210mm x 232mm x 203mm x 383 grams
April 2010
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