Jack Be Nimble

[wheelinround]

Had some time at the lathe

New Guinea Rose Wood with silica :doh: this time used a forstner bit to drill the cup :2tsup:
sanded to 600, finished with Shellawax and EEE

3 slightly different styles at the base not sure which I like

[Pat]

For me the middle one is the best. Forstner bits do make a it a little easier:U

[artme]

Nice work all round. think#2 looks more petite than others.:2tsup::2tsup:
Silica is a bugger, isn't it?

[Harry72]

Yep #2 the others look too busy

[funkychicken]

Ray, just a few words..

Smooth, Flowing Curves

Think about it...

[wheelinround]

:doh: I dont believe it the middle one is the one I started doing at the SWWS that was as tuff as cutting a ceramic tile the other two done today not as bad

Still had silica tho visual white specks in all

thanks for the comments

Funky you got to think outside the square :rolleyes: or away from the norm :wink: if you don't challenge then how do you create a new trend :roll: WDW

[funkychicken]

Smooth, Flowing Curves..

It's also easier to sand:rolleyes:

[lubbing5cherubs]

Good job you should be pleased with that
Bye Toni

[Rum Pig]

They all look good to me each has there own different appeal :)

That is one good thing about wood turning what looks like s#@t to someone looks like a master piece to someone else:D

[ptc]

You have been busy.
very neat.

[tea lady]

Interesting form experiments. My 2 cents is that the bases look a bit small. Kinda like they are upside down.:hmm: Top heavy. Maybe bases could be a bit wider or chunkier? Keep experimenting with angular though. :2tsup:

[Christopha]

Top heavy mate. What about turning some nice bases for them,perhaps in a contrasting timber.

[wheelinround]

Top heavy mate. What about turning some nice bases for them,perhaps in a contrasting timber.

This is a concideration maybe a nice peice of American White Ash or QLD Beech would look good

tried candle's in them stable very stable indeed even if the cups are slightly over sized.

thanks to everyone

[munruben]

Nice work Ray but how about some dimensions. How tall are they?

[Hardenfast]

Good range of suggestions there Ray. If you're looking to add some contrast with nice big bases, why don't you try a little bit of segmenting? It's a great way of adding some different elements to your pieces, and you also get to use up all of the offcuts you have laying around.

Wayne

[wheelinround]

John small one is 100mmx60mm larger ones 120x65 almost the size of the pieces I started with as blanks given to me.

Wayne not a bad idea will think about that for sure:2tsup: