This is a mesquite end-grain cutting board that I have for sale. It measures 24″ in length (including the handles) 13.5″ in width and 2″ thick. There are four non-skid feet on the bottom. The handles are made from mesquite with black walnut inserts, and are screwed into the main cutting board for added strength.
Price: $275
Contact me if you are interested in purchasing a cutting board or one of my turnings.
Photograph taken by Kevin Halliburton at Ice Imaging
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Turning is not the only thing I do with mesquite. This is a mesquite knife handle I made for a local barbecue joint. I sharpen their knives and the owner wanted me to fix the handle on this knife, which has a 12 inch blade. I decided it would be easier and look sharper to make a new mesquite handle than to fix the old one. It turned out pretty well.
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Here’s a nice mesquite mistletoe bowl I just finished. It measures around 4 inches in height and 6.25 inches in diameter. A really beautiful piece sold to a customer in Kansas. Click on the pictures for a larger view.
This bowl came from the burl shown in the previous post. I was hoping to get one big bowl out of this piece of wood but when I cut into it the middle was rotten all the way through. I had to cut it into four smaller pieces.
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A coworker invited me out to his place last weekend to search out some good mistletoe burls for turning. I found quite a few. Here is a really nice one.
These are the kind of large burls I like to find. They almost always have fantastic grain patterns. The wood in these is often very hard to turn and can test my patience and my turning abilities.
But the finished product is always worth the effort!
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Well, the hot summer is finally cooling off a bit, which gets me in the mood to get back to my “environmentally controlled” shop and start turning. I just don’t enjoy turning when it is 105 degrees at the lathe.
Here’s a couple of turnings I finished today: a nice goblet turned from a piece of mesquite mistletoe burl and a shallow bowl with a natural edge. The goblet is 6″ high x 2″ dia. The bowl measures 10″ dia x 2.5″ dia. Click on the picture for a larger resolution.
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Natural edge mesquite bowls like this one are always popular at craft shows.
This one measures 7.75 inches in diameter x 4 inches in height.
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This natural edge mesquite bowl has some really beautiful grain patterns in it. The wood came from the area just above the roots. Mesquite beetles have made some interesting patterns in the sapwood.
It measures 7.5 inches in diameter x 3.5 inches high.
Price: SOLD
This is a very nice mesquite bowl with a unique hole in the side.
It measures 6.75 inches in diameter x 4.5 inches high.
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