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torchwood
29th January 2013, 09:23 PM
Hi everyone, had an awkward time making these two awkward pieces, but I got there in the end. The wood has some beautiful figure in it and that's why I persevered. Nothing’s really round but I think they came up alright. One is yellow box, and the other is dunno, ironbark I think. The vase was a bit of a bugger, I finished polishing it, and then started to part it with the hacksaw. After a blood curdling screech I pulled the hacksaw out. Yes that’s right, I had the vase mounted onto the chuck with the chuck screw. And that is what the hacksaw hit. I scratched the vase all theway round and had to carve the scratches out and sand and polish again.:B
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A Duke
29th January 2013, 10:04 PM
Nice, I would walk a crooked mile for a vase like that.:)
Regards

Paul39
30th January 2013, 01:41 PM
torchwood (http://www.woodworkforums.com/members/83154-torchwood/),

Those are wonderful. Good that you took a before photo. All to often I forget.

I have a weakness for twisted, spalted, half rotten, timber. Almost always I am rewarded.

Drillit
30th January 2013, 02:30 PM
Torchwood,
Excellent - the more difficult the piece the better the result. What did you finish them with? Drillit.

torchwood
30th January 2013, 03:08 PM
Thanks all, Drillit, after sanding to 1200 grade, I polished them with the usual -
U-beaut EEE-ultra shine
U-beaut Shellawax Friction polish and
U-beaut Foodgrade Mineral Oil on the bits the other two couldn't reach. Cheers Harry

dr4g0nfly
30th January 2013, 08:54 PM
These are beautiful in their ugliness. I'm quite sure that if they'd been turned by some 'named' turner, they would be sat in a gallery commanding silly monies.

The vase I see a hand piece, something for holding rather than sitting on a shelf, the curves with their uneven area providing a tactile sensation to the owner.

I really like these, thanks for posting.

Christos
30th January 2013, 09:04 PM
These are look very unusual and quite striking. Not something that I am any where near making.

artme
31st January 2013, 02:54 PM
The dr4gonfly said it very well!!! :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Bob Wemm
31st January 2013, 04:19 PM
They are really stunning. I love to use unusual shapes, they make dramatic pieces.

Thank you for showing.:2tsup::2tsup:

Bob.

Sawdust Maker
31st January 2013, 08:19 PM
Nice work :2tsup:

I was going to ask whether you turned them wet but that piece on the lathe looks as old os methuselah

Skew ChiDAMN!!
31st January 2013, 08:40 PM
Ooer! Noice! :2tsup: