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Turkinator wrote: ↑September 30th, 2019, 11:25 pm Very nice!!!!!!

Thanks, I do love Desert Ironwood, and this blank was great to turn too.

A nice Desert Ironwood blank, sure love this wood for trumpets, beautiful looks and tone.





Take care...Greg

Grumpy wrote: ↑July 27th, 2019, 10:08 pm

Gergg wrote: ↑July 27th, 2019, 3:57 pm Thanks gents, this is a cool wood to build with, hard as concrete, but sue makes a fine trumpet.

Greg

We need pictures of sue blowing one,,

lol, my old laptop keyboard is very temperamental these days....I do need some help, need to find this Sue person.

Thanks gents, this is a cool wood to build with, hard as concrete, but sue makes a fine trumpet.

Greg

Made a few of these Ringed Gidgee trumpets lately, one of the densest woods in the world, cool stuff.

Here are some Ringed Gidgee blanks, pretty cool wood that should make some awesome trumpets. I am quite intrigued by this stuff as its density/hardness is up there with Genuine Lignum Vitae.....and it is beautiful to boot.

Turned this Desert Ironwood Burl earlier this year, man was this stuff tough to cut.

I am a big fan of Snakewood trumpets, last one I turned was for me, until my dog ate it....seriously.



Dog chewed on this one.

Not sure what you are starting with so here is what came to mind.....A way to cut the wood (table saw or band saw), A lathe, appropriate chucks/centers, some lathe tools/chisels, sandpaper and finish.

I haven't turned a Genuine Lignum Vitae in many months, so on a whim this morning I decided it was time to build another one. This one turned out to be a cool piece of LV with the dark and light transition areas.....good grain as well for Lignum Vitae. I do love a Lignum Vitae trumpet, they have a s...

Thanks guys......Greg

FYI....not sure why, but it appears as though my PM's are just staying in the outbox, any thoughts?

Dr Juice wrote: ↑May 19th, 2019, 7:35 am That’s a beauty. How much does one cost?

Thanks Dr Juice....Will send PM

I turned this B/W Ebony trumpet recently, really pleased with the way she looks and sounds. Haven't posted here in a long while, please let me know what you think.....Take care, Greg

100% public for me, I actually prefer the larger pieces of land, in select areas I can walk for hours and not see anyone.

I've got 2 of Mark's wingbone's that I really like. I did buy one of his bamboo yelper's at Unicoi which is similar to the cane call.....really getting to know it now, has a very unique tone that I think is going to trick some birds. Don't think Mark makes too may bamboo calls so pretty cool to me.