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So happy and relieved to finish this one without having a catastrophic failure ... there were so many holes in the body of the vessel due to the shape of the tree trunk I started with.  I wanted to have all the holes in the piece but it made the hollowing difficult and somewhat stressful.  😀

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I’ve hollowed almost to the finishing point and before I continue on with the last little bit I need to remove the piece and do some inlay work in order to strengthen the vessel.  If I don’t it’s likely to come apart on me.  Once I have gotten the inlay in some of the cracks it should strengthen the pot enough structurally to finish the hollowing to the desired wall thickness.

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I have the basic outside shape and have the piece mounted with the steady rest and have just started hollowing.

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Just getting started on a new piece from Eastern Red Cedar.  This piece of wood has wonderful character, colors, and grain patterns.  It will be a challenge to successfully hollow, but if I can manage it without a tool catch causing catastrophic failure I think this wonderful piece of cedar will be special.

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I’ve been making and uploading videos of most of the pieces this week.  The videos are available if you drill down into the individual pieces on the Hollow Form and Bowl pages.  We’ve also created a “Sale” tab where we have put various pieces on sale.

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