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  • Calabash Bowl bottom view
    You nailed the bottom but the sides are too straight...
    Thank you for the advice, it is truly appreciated. The next one will be better!
  • Calabash Bowl bottom view
    You nailed the bottom but the sides are too straight...
  • 2025 AAW Forum Holiday Swap Ornament
    Howdy Ted, Thanks so much! I don't remember exactly, but the Mango cylinder was just a smidge over 2" in diameter maybe pushing 2 1/4" (?). Not much distortion in the photograph and it was taken pretty close to straight on, so printing it out and hitting it with a ruler will give you a good...
  • Small Basket Illusion Lidded Bowl with ornametal turning inside
    Thanks, Hughie, i just think i had to work harder than i should have had to achieve these results. Cottonwood just doesn't take a bead real well so that job was more difficult, plus the inside is straight off the tool in order to keep the crisp edges and there were more fuzzy's than i would have...
  • Christmas Tree Incense Holder
    I love all the toys. What a nice addition to the smoking Santa.

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Natural edge bowl

Natural edge bowl

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Pathways 3

Pathways 3

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Birch HF

Birch HF

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Birch HF

Birch HF

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Maple Bowl

Maple Bowl

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Natural Edge Walnut

Natural Edge Walnut

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Natural Edge Walnut

Natural Edge Walnut

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Always Together

Always Together

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Small Box

Small Box

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Spalted Japanese Maple Bowl

Spalted Japanese Maple Bowl

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Spalted Japanese Maple Bowl

Spalted Japanese Maple Bowl

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Cherry vase with ginkgo leaf

Cherry vase with ginkgo leaf

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(Probably) Koa HF

(Probably) Koa HF

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(Probably) Koa HF

(Probably) Koa HF

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Thanksgiving challenge mini cookie jar

Thanksgiving challenge mini cookie jar

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Ornamental Ornament

Ornamental Ornament

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Fairly Useless Platter

Fairly Useless Platter

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Hollow Form with Basketweave

Hollow Form with Basketweave

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Cypress Burls- Small Bowls

Cypress Burls- Small Bowls

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Place Your Burdens Here

Place Your Burdens Here

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Inside’ strates

Inside’ strates

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Personalized Nutcrackers

Personalized Nutcrackers

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Fall Leaves

Fall Leaves

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Olivewood Christmas Ornament

Olivewood Christmas Ornament

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Christmas Light Bulb ornaments - Red

Christmas Light Bulb ornaments - Red

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Black Walnut Wave Bowl 2

Black Walnut Wave Bowl 2

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Black Walnut Wave Bowl 1

Black Walnut Wave Bowl 1

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Gold Pot

Gold Pot

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Curved flower box with cover

Curved flower box with cover

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Mixed media

Mixed media

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The Group of Seven

The Group of Seven

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Soft Maple Spherical Hollow Form 2

Soft Maple Spherical Hollow Form 2

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Apple bowl with pyro embellishment

Apple bowl with pyro embellishment

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Another Spalted Maple Hollow Form

Another Spalted Maple Hollow Form

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Ornaments

Ornaments

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Maple and Ebony Ornament

Maple and Ebony Ornament

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Cherry and Redheart Ornament

Cherry and Redheart Ornament

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Pacific Yew 30" tall

Pacific Yew 30" tall

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View #2 Blackwood box

View #2 Blackwood box

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