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  1. 28th May 2014, 07:08 AM #1
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    Well the title says it all I should really be getting on with the train I am building, but other jobs got in the way one being some money boxes and the other a small competition piece from another forum I visit.

    Anyway this is the small comp piece I turned. Part of the challenge is you must use 3 different woods.

    Anyway I used Sapele, Ash and beech I thought that a box was the order of the day.

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    A beautiful piece!!

    The combination of timbers is really effective and the proportions are excellent.
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    Beautiful work

    Perhaps the only change I would make, would be to make the legs out of the darker timber and abandon the base disk, but that is just my taste and feel free to ignore me
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    Very nice.
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    That's a pretty fancy-looking little box, Derek. I really like it, especially those legs. They really suit it, but I too think they would have looked even better in a dark timber, to make them stand out against the body a bit more.
    I often don't like finials on boxes, either, but in this case it looks great and 'belongs' there.
    Nice work.

    You'll have to let us know how you go in the comp.
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    Hi dalboy,
    Looks great, well done
    I also think it doesn, t need the base
    Just my opinion......for what thats worth.....
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    That's beautiful Derek even if it's not a train..... top finish too....Cheers, crowie
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    That has to be a comp winner! Impressive!
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    Looks very well done Would I be right in suspecting the form is just sitting in those legs as a stand??? - in which case it would be easy to change the colour if you wanted to go with the lads ideas


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    Hi dalboy,
    And a nice box it is. That is a very impressive piece I love the shape of the bowl the proportions are excellent.
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    Thank you all for your thoughts on this piece.

    It is great to have constructive criticism, the stand needs some thinking about originally the brass rods were going to be curved in the opposite direction so the box sat on the very ends of them. But when I did the mock up it just did not sit or look right


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    Looks very well done Would I be right in suspecting the form is just sitting in those legs as a stand??? - in which case it would be easy to change the colour if you wanted to go with the lads ideas
    Yes you are right it just sits on it so changing the stand is possible

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    Very nice indeed mate...

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    That is a very nice piece. I like the shape, the lid and the finial. If anything, I would make the legs a little thicker to match the finial. They also look a bit frail, in relation to the size of the bowl. Just they way I see it.
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    Thank you for the comments everyone. The results for the competition came out today. I received a First for this piece i am happy with that

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalboy View Post
    Thank you for the comments everyone. The results for the competition came out today. I received a First for this piece i am happy with that
    Well done mate.
    You'd have to be happy with that.
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