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Please see other web addresses: http://westwood2.blogspot.com/ My Employment for 27 years in The Calif. Dept. of Corrections; 31 ½ years in the U.S. Army; Vietnam story, pictures; Prison story, picture http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/24135 : Library of Congress: my military history

Best of Show San Bernardino County Fair 2011

Best of Show San Bernardino County Fair 2011

spalted wood vase

spalted wood vase

suspended vessel, candlesticks

suspended vessel, candlesticks

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Saturday, October 7, 2017


Tipuana vase.  Had to use scrappers to make it.  Wood is the hardest I have ever worked with  Almost impossible.  It is a shade tree from South America and its sap is a blood red resin.  Considered an invasive weed.  11 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches.