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I recently started playing with the combination of Hawaiian koa and Gabon ebony, and made these for my wife. All are 18 segments per ring with a solid koa base and finished with a wipe on poly. I really like the combination, so plan to try a few different forms and see how they come out. These are 8” across x 7 tall, 6.5 across by 5.5 tall and 5 across by 4.5 tall. Given the cost of koa and ebony, I’ve been testing the form with less expensive woods to make sure I like it before turning. Going forward, if I continue these shapes with different combinations, going to make sure the forms are more uniform across the sizes - these were eyeballed and it shows. Perspective is a little off in the pictures - mid band on the 2 larger is close to 2/3 up the height of the vessels.


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#8
I like them.  They look like baskets and that is cool to me.  Just need to put on some handles.
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#9
Nice combination of wood. Looks great
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#10
That Koa looks nice!



Anyone know what Koa means in Hawaiian?
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(01-13-2020, 02:24 AM)EightFingers Wrote: That Koa looks nice!



Anyone know what Koa means in Hawaiian?
My daughter lives there. If I remember correctly I believe it means tree. Also here it means a campground- KOA =Kamggrounds of  Ameica.
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LOL

No, it means warrior.
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