<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks, Bob! We are enjoying it as we speak. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 30, 2020, at 12:28 PM, Bob Raasch <raaschb@charter.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Wow Bob, That’s a definite keeper. The splits, holes and such are wonderful….ya did mother nature good! Nice job on the finish. Bob R<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> crw-talk <crw-talk-bounces@crwoodturner.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John & Donna Griffiths<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2020 9:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Patros <rjpatros05@gmail.com>; crw-talk <CRW-Talk@crwoodturner.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [crw-talk] Lilac log<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">My man, you did well. Just a lovely piece of wood, you certainly knew when to stop turning parts of it away. That is always my fear, that I turn away too much and ruin the shape or blow it up. Thanks, John <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">------ Original Message ------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">From: "Robert Patros" <<a href="mailto:rjpatros05@gmail.com">rjpatros05@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To: <a href="mailto:griff@mwt.net">griff@mwt.net</a>; "crw-talk" <<a href="mailto:CRW-Talk@crwoodturner.com">CRW-Talk@crwoodturner.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Sent: 10/30/2020 9:40:33 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Subject: Lilac log<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="xa24a2339a7fb465"><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 8.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:2.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">This is the best I could do. It is hollowed, has 5 coats of Minwax Antique Oil Finish applied, and buffed. Stands 10 inches tall. Keeping as a reminder of our lilac tree we had since we moved in 30+ years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>