WT #300, Hollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with Turquoise inlay. four He told me it was

He told me it was quite rare and upon further research I discovered that it is indeed extremely rare and since about 2005 only small pieces a matter of inches long can be purchased … primarily for use by pen makers and knife makers for handle scales

I collected most of the trunk of a large Ponderosa killed some years ago by the beetles so I’ve started a series of large vessels from this one tree

While the European Bison (Bison bonasus)is different from the American bison (Bison bison) they look very similar

The tray has 51 semiprecious mineral cabochons inlaid around the perimeter

WT #300, Hollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with Turquoise inlay. four He told me it wasHollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with crushed Turquoise inlay, 12. 5 diameter x 8. 875 tall, walnut oil and Osmo hard wax oil finish. This is an extremely large piece of Tamarisk (sometimes called Salt Cedar). It is an invasive species that takes millions of acre feet of water from the Colorado River system in the Southwest annually. They have been trying to eradicate it for decades and Im happy to do my part. . The wood is really beautiful and makes