Do you still use "plain" ole wood?

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I really love the burls. Amboyna is probably my favorite. Black Walnut burl is really up there too. So is Afzelia, redwood, oh heck, mostly any burl! :)
 
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I love the plain old wood, I like the look, the texture, the feel and on some the smell. I do find myself going with more burls and exotic woods since joining IAP. I cut and dry most of my local woods: Oak, Redcedar, Cherry, Black Walnut, Osage Orange. I also do a lot of Whitetail Antler. Every tree I see (I see a lot as I live near the Mark Twain National Forest) is a new opportunity. Every Blank has it's on personality. Now with that being said, I have now purchased a pressure pot, vacuum pump some Aluminite and PR and plan on expanding my horizons.
 
I still like to turn wood - not sure I would call it plain old wood.
Almost all wood has some character and grain that makes it unique.
As a woodworker part of the joy is bringing out the best in the material.
That being said I enjoy turning acrylics and other materials also.
 
Depends on what I feel like turning on any given day. I'd have to guess its about 2/3wood to the rest plastic and hybrids. Most of my pens end up as gifts with only a few sales so i'm still doing it for the enjoyment. Lately its been small bowls and hollow forms so there has not been a pen on the lathe in weeks.
 
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