After you are turning for awhile, friends and people that you know in your local community, offer you a piece of wood. That is exactly how this piece got started. Someone who has a summer place on Bois Blanc Island offer me this burl. It appears to be native white cedar. It has lots of character in that it has voids ( holes for you non turners) and it even has worm tracks through it.
This Hollow Vessel is about 10" in diameter and stands 6 inches tall. It was taller but flew off the lathe in the early stages of hollowing and had to be shortened so as to be able to re-chuck it in the lathe and finish hollowing. The finish is Danish Oil, buffed by hand with a patch of wool fabric.
This will be for sale once my wife Gloria and I settle on a price.
Our membership has been talking about a formal discussion on pricing. I think we need to do that ASAP. By having a better handle on the value of our work will help turners of all skill levels.
Turned by T J Cadwalader
Tom, That really looks outstanding. I've got to believe that was a really interesting turn with all those voids...did you have to put tape on the outside to hold it together while you cut the inside? Glad to see you are turning again.
ReplyDeleteJim R.
I'll bet this was a challenge. Cedar is not the easiest to hold together when turning vessels and such even with a sound piece.
ReplyDeleteGood job. I hope to see it at the next meeting.
Garry S.