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Hornbeam bowl

This bowl was turned out of a large piece of hornbeam, and it was very hard to turn, as the wood was rock solid, and I could only make small and delicate cuts into it, simply because it was so hard.
The wood has a real marble texture and feel to it, and the grain, when looked at closely looks like a hologram, and is quite striking.
After doing this bowl I understand why this wood is also called ironwood, it's amazing how hard it is, it does look and feel like it was made from stone.

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Yuval Lahav

Registered: March 2013
Location: Ladispoli, Italy
Posts: 19

Date: Wed March 6, 2013
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Keywords: hornbeam bowl