This woodturning tip comes from Edric Florence of Southwestern Pennsylvania. In his on-line article on making a hollow vessel, Edric uses superb photographs and provides a high level walk through of the process.

Excerpt from the full article:

". . . As the basic form begins to emerge, I carefully ascertain the nature of the raw wood, paying particular attention to any grain structures or natural defects such as bark inclusions or burls so that I can best reveal and often embellish these inherent and often unique and beautiful qualities . . ."

See the full article on the Edric Florence web site

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