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(08-31-2017, 01:19 PM)Splinterz25 Wrote: My first vase I did two years ago when I first started turning 10 1/2" x 5" Pommele Sapele Mahogany.
You my friend use some fantastic woods to turn with.
Nice shape of the vase also
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(08-31-2017, 01:19 PM)Splinterz25 Wrote: My first vase I did two years ago when I first started turning 10 1/2" x 5" Pommele Sapele Mahogany.
finding a chunk that thick of sapele must have taken some looking.
technically it isn't sapele mahogany since those are two distinct species.
I have a few 5/4 boards of the stuff but have heretofore only used it in box making. great looking stuff.
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Thank you Arlin and Steve this vase was made from 4 pieces glued together 2 of the seams are hidden in the Vee groves the other is there you have to look very close to see it though. Steve you are correct sir; Wiki says : The commercially important wood is reminiscent of mahogany, a member of the same family, with a distinctive figure, typically applied where figure is important. It has a density of 640 kg/m3. Demand for sapele, often marketed as "African mahogany," has increased sharply as a mahogany substitute in recent years due to genuine mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) becoming a CITES Appendix II listed species.
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09-13-2017, 02:14 AM
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That looks great ! Did you hollow it out, all the way to the base?
I have a hard time hollowing out a 5 inch deep bowl. I have plenty to learn.