Alan Morrison
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Aquilo kit dressed with Lignum from a lawn bowl, African Blackwood with aluminium separators from a drinks can.
Lignum vitae
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Woodchipper
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Nice. The muted green adds but doesn't overwhelm the metal. Like the separators, too.
My grandson mad a pen for his father. LV was like drilling tool steel!
My grandson mad a pen for his father. LV was like drilling tool steel!
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Beautiful symmetry, clean lines, complimentary elements - well done Alan! 
egnald
Member
I really like Lignum Vitae too, but it seems like everything I have ever made from it develops a crack over time. For me it just adds character, since I know the history of the wood, but I'm sure others don't really see it that way. - Dave
Alan Morrison
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Thanks for your encouragement, Mark.Beautiful symmetry, clean lines, complimentary elements - well done Alan!
Hope all is well.
Alan Morrison
Member
I found that the most difficult part was cutting the Lignum into blanks on the bandsaw.
Alan Morrison
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What was the source of the Lignum that cracked?
Mine came from a lawn bowl which was probably 50 years of age.
I'm hoping that mine doesnt crack.
I know that a couple of bowls that I cut up in the past had some fissures, but this last one was very clean.
egnald
Member
My Lignum Vitae is kind of one of those woods with a story. It was cut from propeller shaft bushings that came out of a decommissioned ocean liner, the MV Doulos Phos. When it was decommissioned it held the record of being the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship serving from 1914 to 2009. It is now dry docked and has been converted into a luxury hotel in Indonesia. - Dave
Woodchipper
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LV also served as bearings in submarines. Dave, interesting story; thanks.