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Old 06-23-2007, 03:33 PM  
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Thought I would try out a non-round project for a chance. It came out good, and I believe that the next one may be bigger. The wood is Red OaK which I milled from a tree myself and dried. The biggest challenge was getting the corners sanded properly while it was spinning on the lathe.
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Beautiful work. I could see me sanding those corners while it was still on the lathe...

carefully **ouch** put the sandpaper up close **ouch** careful now ***ouch** don't *ouch* ding yourself...
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Beautiful. That is just what that piece of wood wanted to be.

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