A few pieces

[Bob Wemm]

Hi People
I thought that I would share with you some of the pieces I have made since beginning this obsession with turning good wood into shavings.
An experienced turner told me it was OK to cheat, but would not elaborate further when I asked him how to achieve a really deep hollow.
The green vase is made from pine boards glued together and measurers 24in high and 9in diameter. I had to really think how I could achieve this as I only had a basic set of chisels, I had no deep hollowing tools then.
So how did I get to the bottom, I hollowed out about 3-4in at a time and cut that piece off and started again, all the way down to about 2in so there was a bit of weight in the base. Then I cut a tenon around each section and glued it all back together. Cool hey!
Next is a bud vase with glass tube made from Blackheart sassafras.
No.3 is a box made from Knotty Pine.
No.4 is a Spalted Willow bowl, and
Last but not least is a piece of Macrocarpa cut from the edge of a root,
which highlights the natural edge.
Yourthoughts and comments welcome.

 

[hunter-27]

nice

 

[PaulDoug]

My thought is, those are really nice. i don't think I'd call the first one cheating, I'd call it thinking and getting it done!

 

[Ed McDonnell]

Nice job on the tall vase. You could even turn two or three at a time from different woods and then glue the different woods together and end up with a couple of segmented vases.

As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as cheating in woodturning. If you are happy with the end result, then it's all good.

Ed

 

[alamocdc]

Nice works, Bon! The inside out turning is cool!

 

[Bob Wemm]

Thanks for the comments.
Greatfully received.
Bob.