Thread: A wing and a prayer

I found Jim's story interesting and thought one or two other turners may appreciate it. I can appreciate Jim feeling a bit uneasy about this, I expect I would if the tables were turned. But at the end of the day we post stuff here to help, encourage and inspire each other.

Tony

Late this afternoon I found the second piece from that session in 1988, by Todd. Will see if I can get a photo tomorrow. It is along the same lines bit more like a squat hollow form with no sides.

Jim

Found the piece that Todd Hoyer turned at a demo at our club meet in 1988. I mentioned this in a previous post. It measures about 220 x 110mm. More than a bit challenging.

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Jim

Wow, that's an interesting piece Jim, thanks for posting the pictures. Turning that wouldn't be easy and getting a good finish on the inside even harder. I'm sure there are all sorts of possibilities based around this concept and Ill probably have a go at another when a piece of wood gives me inspiration. However, for a feature or display piece my preference is for a classical shaped vase.

Tony

Originally Posted by powderpost

I was then and still am a little hesitant in doing so, I do not want to take anything from Tony's effort.

Likewise, I am also hesitant to post the following for the same reason. I did appreciate Tony sharing his interesting and challenging piece, so no disrespect to him. I also appreciated Jim's posting his and Todd Hoyer's piece and techniques.

All of the above pieces are examples of deep hollowing that come with the additional challenge from the flexing of the wings. At least with deep hollowing there are techniques for securing the wings externally or internally, although Tony has been able to execute his without those. I take my beret off to him!

And, here is another take on the wing theme.

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Because the 'wings' were slightly curved across they acted like aircraft wings (ie they lifted towards the longer top surface) creating significant vibration and a roar not dissimilar to a propeller or bull roarer. It was quite a challenging piece to complete with a satisfactory finish given the degree of flex across its 60cm/24" wing span. I had to develop a way of completing the 'feet" so that it sat stably and balanced. Perhaps a thread for another time on that.

The sort of thing you do for an exhibition or to show off with on a forum....

My word that's a classy piece Neil, thanks for posting.
I consider my original piece a bit of an experiment and posted it to see what comments it generated. In that context I am happy for others to post related work that creates discussion and provides us all with a bit of inspiration.

Tony

Nice work

having a fresh look at it and i like it even more. Imagine being surrounded by that quality of stuff......