WT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay.

WT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay.WT #146, Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Cottonwood with Malachite inlay, 14 diameter x 12 tall with 2. 25 opening, finished with cyanoacrylate and buffed to 50,000 grit polish. Many wood turners dont like cottonwood because it is relatively soft and difficult to turn, but it can be exceptionally beautiful. This was a really old piece that has been drying in our desert heat for years and had some very nice spalting. Spalting is a fungal process that

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Hollow Form Vessel from Spalted Crabapple Root Ball with Malachite inlay

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It was extremely challenging to turn as the wall thickness decreased due to the voids in the piece

A woman I met from the State Forestry Dept

Much of the main trunk (almost 4 foot diameter) and several of the major root branches remained