Richard Raffan turns some tough birdseye Huon pine @RichardRaffanwoodturning

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan turns some tough birdseye Huon pine @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
You get good low-angle close-up shots of the tools cutting a very well-seasoned blank of twisted birdseye grain. The blank needed resizing to get rid of a major defect, then proved harder than expected.

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