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   GOBEEN | Nov 17, 2006 04:45am | #1

   Hi Garry,just was browsing and saw your little story,I too keep my eye open for spare logs,never have any luck finding a peice of Maple, curly or otherwise,the prices here in the U/K.for a bowl blank of maple of any description is very dear,thats if you can track it down,still it is an interesting story,keep chippin,GOB<(:->

   Gobeen
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   9619 | Nov 17, 2006 06:41pm | #2

   Garry,
   I checked out your website. The history is fun, but the bowl is incredible! Congratulations.
   Mel

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   Garry | Nov 17, 2006 06:44pm | #3

   Thanks Mel.http://www.superwoodworks.com

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   KeithNewton | Nov 18, 2006 04:57am | #4

   Gary, I applaud your finding and turning that wood into something as nice as you have, but I have some doubts about the age of that tree. It looks to me that the upper right side is not too far from the pith, and the lower left seems to be getting pretty far into the sapwood. I am sure that you can see it better than I can from the photo, but it doesn't look that old to me.

   I just have to wonder, have you actually counted the rings?

   Edit;
   One of the greatest joys I get after 30 something years, is that every-time a tree comes my way I learn something about wood, or nature, History, weather, storms, drought, human interaction, etc.

   I have a few stories that I can tell.

   
   

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   Edited 11/17/2006 9:06 pm by KeithNewton

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   Garry | Nov 18, 2006 11:25pm | #5

   It is true that this piece came from the outer edge near a knot, but you do not see any pith from the trunk of the tree. The size of this slice was about 42 inches across.So I have my doubts about what you see.http://www.superwoodworks.com