Queensland Maple

[hughie]

As the heading says Queensland Maple and a fairly plain piece at that, approx 200 x 75 an odd shape blank for a hollow vessel, oiled with DIY Danish Oil. The jury is still out on how much gloss to apply to it, I 'm leaning toward a light buffing to high light the prominent parts.

[TasSculptor]

Wow! That looks great!

[DaveTTC]

Did you get the go pro out for this one

Looks great. What is your wall thickness?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

[powderpost]

Another excellent job Hughie. Did you have any strife with the end grain?

Jim

[Christos]

Another lovely piece.

Very much nice transitions with in the piece. I think it needs just a little more gloss.

[Paul39]

Hughie,

That is wonderful. I like a soft sheen, a little buffing would be nice.

In your photographs, a fill light from a white card would be nice on the left side. I use white foam core board, available from office supply and picture framing places here.

You might also try a soft light from above.

The photo below is done with a light bounced off the ceiling with a white card from just below the camera to below the bowl to fill in the front. That is my standard set up for photographing my turnings.

[turnerted]

Hughie
Your pieces just become more amazeing .Well done.
Ted

[Prle77]

Wow.. that looks great!!
Now any chance you can hit us with step by step procedure how did you make it???

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Wow! I envy your termite-wrangling skills...

[hughie]

Dave the wall thickness varies thin on top and thick on the bottom. This make the transitions more interesting

Jim, Yeah, I did, a bit more sanding than I had anticipated.

Christos yes thats my thinking as well.

Paul, I agree I kinda rushed this one, before going to work.

Ted thanks for the compliment, its all a progression.

Skew, Yeah wrangling aint for the faint hearted, the little blighter's are prone to stampede.

Prle77 I have a tutorial somewhere, I thought I posted it on the forum

[dai sensei]

Beautiful result Hughie

One question though, very red for Maple with contrasting sapwood, how confident are you in species or is it just photo?

[hughie]

Beautiful result Hughie

One question though, very red for Maple with contrasting sapwood, how confident are you in species or is it just photo?

OK I was given it some time back when I visited TTIT and I am pretty sure he called it maple. I think from memory he mentioned it was not common and was on the endangered list, he had kept it for many years .

[TTIT]

OK I was given it some time back when I visited TTIT and I am pretty sure he called it maple. I think from memory he mentioned it was not common and was on the endangered list, he had kept it for many years .

Crikey! I was about to ask what sort of Maple it was until I got to this post - how embarrassing - I don't remember it or have any idea what it is! More chance of me remembering the blank if I saw it!!!

Very nice piece by the way Hughie! You're turning these things into a signature of your own for sure.

[Picko]

Outstanding Hughie

[dai sensei]

OK I was given it some time back when I visited TTIT and I am pretty sure he called it maple. I think from memory he mentioned it was not common and was on the endangered list, he had kept it for many years .

My guess would be Red Ash, almost exactly the same grain/hardness but different colour. Pretty hard to get hold of but not endangered.

Ring any bells Vern?