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Seen at a local art fair today as an attendee. Saw the exact same booth a couple weeks ago at another local art show we visited, mostly selling pieces obviously imported from China or Vietnam or India or somewhere like that. The wood looks gorgeous until you look a bit closer. You can see the pith in the center and the growth rings around the pith. The amazing “grain” visible on the surface is only on the surface. The piece has been hydro dipped to enhance the surface of what was likely a very plain boring piece of wood. I’ve seen similar pieces at places like Marshall’s and TJ Maxx in the past and IMO it’s shameful, both for selling wood that’s been artificially enhanced without disclosing the enhancement and for selling imported junk at an art show.

1. Tommy Murphy
2. Dave Wolter
3. Travis Clayton
   4-7) Rebecca DeGroot
4. Unknown
5. Jason Clark
6. Tres Lenner
7. unknown, lidded box added to my personal collection.

1. Doug Schneiter
   2 & 3) Ric Taylor
   4 & 5) Howard King
2. Charles S
3. Gary Rock
4. Zachary Yoder
5. Linda Ferber
   10 & 11) Mike Jockofsky
   12 & 13) John Chatelain

Select photos from the instant gallery at the annual SWAT woodturning symposium in Waco Texas this past weekend.

1. Cory White
2. Rebecca DeGroot
3. Jason Clark (demo piece)
4. unknown
5. unknown
   6-10) Rhonda Stelly
   11-14) Alan Spears
6. Laurent Niclot
7. Kailee Bosch
   17 & 18) Emma Cook
   19 & 20) Doug Schneiter

I’ve got a big demo later this month so I figured I should get into the shop and do a bit of practice and literally knock the cobwebs off my lathe and turning skills. Grabbed an unknown blank off the shelf to turn a new tool handle and I’m pretty sure it’s a chunk of black and white ebony. A bit more exotic than the maple I typically use but I’m gonna go with it anyway.