New Hollow Form

[GeorgeK]

Just completed it Monday night. Was looking for a use of a bunch of cottonwood that I had lying around. I turned this 2.5" dia by 5" tall HF (including finial) and it looked boring. So I dyed it red http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowbiggrin.gif. Picture really doesn't do it justice. Sanded to 400, dyed then sanded again with another coat of dye, sanded to 600 with 4 coats of blond shellac, each sanded with 800 then 4 coat of poof can lacquer, each coat sanded to 1000.
Our local cottonwood turns terrible, stringy and lotsa tearout. I turned this with a very sharp skew and still had a little tearout anyway, but I know that it can be turned but not as a very big bowl.
Way too much work for the product you get.


I'm starting to like this dyeing, look for more experiments .

Comments , good or bad are welcome.

[TTIT]

Looks great George. :U What wood did you use for the finial?

Hmmm - think I might move that big slab of cottonwood I've got to the bottom of the pile if it's as much trouble as you say.:shrug:

[Speanwoody]

Looks good to me, well done with the dying too, I've tried a couple of times but to no great success

[BernieP]

G'Day George

That's well done, dying seems to have worked well.

Cheers
Bernie

[GeorgeK]

TTIT,
The finial is Africian blackwood. Easy to turn and polishes nicely.


thanks for the nice comments everyone .

[hughie]

I'm starting to like this dyeing, look for more experiments .


Hmm, this is encouraging as my previous efforts were not real successful :U This makes me want to have another go at it.

Either way a darn nice piece of turning :2tsup: look forward to more pics.

[OGYT]

You dyed well, Mate! :)
I like the finial. Have yet to ever make one as nice as this.
Good work!

[George G]

Nice work I realy like the detail in the finial.:2tsup:

[Simomatra]

Nice work there GeorgeK very elegant

Terrific finish

[robynmau]

GeorgeK, that is beautful :wink:

I really like the colouring :2tsup:

cheers

Robynmau