Thread: Critique pictures. Read 1st post

Originally Posted by rsser

Lovely bits of timber Peter.

IMO the whitegum piece works well but the outside line has some humps.

The rolled form of the Sheoak top is easy on the eye (pic 1) but side-on it doesn't appeal so much. Guess you can't have this cake and eat it.

Always enjoy looking at your pieces and again am impressed by your pic-taking technique.

Yes the white gum has a slight bump. The grain was quite busy and i may have not let the piece dry as there are a few "ripples". Must be a bit more patient with drying the pieces.

No excuse for the She Oak base. If it was smaller it would have pulled in the line a bit better, looks a bit "klunky".

I was talking to someone the other day re removing tear-out in semi closed forms. He said he didn't mark down such pieces when judging them in competitions. I "try" to remove all tear-out if i can reach it (or see it). Would have thought that it was critical to remove it ALL. I wouldn't enter a piece in a competition if there was any.

Any thoughts???

Peter

the sheoak, second photo seems to have a wallaby breaking loose
I agree the base needs refining, not sure I'm good enough yet to do it myself

PS bloomin' great efforts in any event

Re 'immaculate' insides, there seems to have been a bit of a move away from them in the US, with some turners leaving the wall rough and others doing some texturing and/or ebonising.

In one small form I used a toothpick type cutter and just went from top down cutting grooves to give a bead-like effect. Not esp. smooth, and in some ways made a virtue out of a fault or at least covered over the fault, but folk who picked it up found it a 'feature'.

FWIW I think if cleaning up tear-out involves the risk of wrenching a finger or too many hours, then hang it

Hello all,

I'm new to the group and would appreciate any constructive criticism. For the past year I've been turning on a Jet mini.

I attached some photos of my work...hope they made it with this post.. I enjoy leaving bark on the finished product, either on the edge or on the face of the piece. Please take a look.

I look forward to many interesting discussions in this group. Happy
turning!!

Girsch, welcome to the madhouse!

Your pieces show both talent and courage.

Onya. (in Oz speak that = good on you.)

Hi'ya Girsch...welcome to the forums

A couple of points, work on getting the bases narrower, not quite as wide for a more flowing shape (see attached picture).

Looking at the inside of the bowls (picture 4) it appears that the end grain portions look much darker than the long grain portions after the finish (polyurethane??) has been applied. This can be resolved to a large measure by power sanding down to 220 or even 320 grit sandpaper.

All in all, very good efforts...it only gets better

Being relatively new to this wood turning game, but encouraged and guided by Little Festo/Peter, I managed to get several bowls finished last month. I'm fortunate to have an excellent tutor, to have his Vicmarc to learn on etc. I'm still only doing relatively straight forward forms as yet (no PF flutes etc) - actually, I've generally preferred the less ornate turnings where the wood and the form speak for themselves. However the more wood turning I see, the more I appreciate and admire the variety of forms and styles outthere.

So, here's a few for critiqueing

Jeff

1st one is that silky oak?

first one is macadamia - turns really nicely, and finishes even better
the others are red cedar, white gum and black wattle

Nicely done Ogato

...the red cedar one has good proportions. The macadamia could have used more of a curve to the sides with a smaller base.

Keep up the good work!

Hi Guys,
Here is a Mulga end-grain bowl, well it's not the true Mulga as this is a darker and more dense timber with less sapwood. Dimensions are 100mm (4") H x 170mm (7") W and weighs about 1kg finished. Finished in Shellawax. This timber is without a doubt the hardest stuff I have ever tackled but the upside is that it polishes up like glass with 1200 grit paper
This bowl blank was dried by the fridge/ freezer/paperbag method, as suggested by the advice on this forum, and it worked a treat!
Anyway, have a look, let me know if you think there is a better/alterate way of getting good shape and form from this raw material.
I would appreciate your critique.
Thanks,
Bruce.

Hmm, yep, end-grain Mulga will give you a workout alright.

Nice colours and finish.

The rim looks like it's been turned to take a lid with that recess.

Brave of you to do end grain with those checks in the bottom Bruce.

I like it Bruce, nice bit of turning

Ed, you should try Mulga. Even more fun then the burls