Thread: Egg Cup

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

...or just thin strips of plain ol' buttered bread. Mmmm... cackleberries & ladies fingers.

cqvillas, nicely done! I really like the shape of the eggcup and if it's seperate to the saucer then you've done a good job of matching the two.

Is that a bit of spalting running through the eggcup? Or did you need to do some fill work?

Hi Skew,

It's all one piece so I can't claim any matching abilities and the spalting just appeared at the right depth so it gave a nice effect.

Cheers,
Nev

Hi Skew,

The egg cup is all one piece so I can't claim any match up proess but the design makes for all possibilities of contrasting timbers and effects. The spalting just happened to appear at the right depth and I have encountered this type of thing before with mango - you never know what you will get at the end.

nice eggcup
like the design immensely

Originally Posted by Rum Pig

people who eat Hard boiled eggs use them.
I do not eat them but this is my understanding. You sit the egg in the cup shell and all then you cut the top of the egg so you can get a small spoon in to scoop out all the egg. So basically it hold the egg so you do not burn your hand while you eat a boiled egg
I hope this has made it as clear as mud
and I hope I have done you egg eaters justice

Not to mention that it(the egg) is just in the right position to accept fingers of hot buttered toast as in "dipping good"
Bowl-Basher

Originally Posted by cqvillas

The spalting just happened to appear at the right depth and I have encountered this type of thing before with mango - you never know what you will get at the end.

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

From my days of experience that's just mango Skew - some mango looks like spalting or burl.

Ah. I thought so, but the only piece of Mango I've ever bothered turning had that 'orrible blue stain through it. Never bothered trying any more after that. [shudder]

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Ah. I thought so, but the only piece of Mango I've ever bothered turning had that 'orrible blue stain through it. Never bothered trying any more after that. [shudder]

I think that might be the case with the sap wood, where the heart wood might be more highly figured. I'll let you know when they get around to cutting down the dead one next door!!!