Great job on a beautiful piece of wood! May need to take a trip to one of the firewood sites around here on Saturday.
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.
Fair winds,
Capt Bruce
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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.
Steve
That's an exceptional nice piece of wood turned into an exceptional nice lamp. Good luck on coming up with a matching piece.
Now that's a nice piece!