Mesquite Lamp

[SteveNelson46]

It started out as a log of mesquite firewood. I turned the body on my lathe but the base is a two-sided carve using the Carvewright and the new 1/8" long carving bit.

[lynnfrwd]

Very nice! I love mesquite!

[CNC Carver]

Nice work.

[DocWheeler]

Very nice indeed.
I usually do it the other way around -
turn nice wood INTO firewood!

[want2b]

Beautiful piece of work, great looking finish.
Rick H.

[dltccf]

Very nice indeed.
I usually do it the other way around -
turn nice wood INTO firewood!

Isn't that the truth :-)

dave

[dbemus]

Beautiful piece of work, great finish and design.

[fwharris]

Fantastic fire wood! :)

[TerryT]

Beautiful piece of wood and an equally great piece of work!

[Dale]

Very nice. Really like the finish

[SteveNelson46]

Very nice. Really like the finish

Sanded to 600 grit. Then two coats of shellac, eight coats of semi-gloss lacquer and two coats of gloss lacquer. Lightly buffed with 0000 steel wool between each coat.

[Chip]

Great job on a beautiful piece of wood! May need to take a trip to one of the firewood sites around here on Saturday.

[Capt Bruce]

I've never seen mesquite for sale back here in the South but your project inspires me to search further afield. That's a beautiful lamp and superb finish you've created to highlight the grain. Nicely done all around.

[SteveNelson46]

A big thank you to all for the great evaluations. I'm in the process of making another for a matching set and finding it very difficult to find a good log. With mesquite, you never know what you'll get until after it's turned. That's when all of the flaws/cracks are exposed and you have to make a decision on whether it's just character flaws or scrap. Oh well, I guess it is just firewood to begin with.

[SharonB]

That's an exceptional nice piece of wood turned into an exceptional nice lamp. Good luck on coming up with a matching piece.

[jaroot]

Very nice indeed.
I usually do it the other way around -
turn nice wood INTO firewood!

Yeah, me too!

[zan29]

Now that's a nice piece!