SW Indian Style Pot...

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Chuck Ludwigsen

>These are both great as usual, Wally. So how exactly do you turn the foot on a natural-edged, hollow form with voids? Do you use the doughnut style chuck that Bill Grumbine uses?

Chuck in Memphis, TN.

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Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>Wally,

Wow, that looks so organic! Very nice! The natural rim looks really great. Inspirational as usual.

Tommy

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David Eaves

>Excellent Wally, I really like how that stands.

Like Chuck I'd be interested to hear how you held it.

David

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Inspirational.

Wally, for the round bottom SW style, do you turn a ring or anything for a stand?

Mark

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Dick Hines

>Wally, I will be glad when I get your age so I can do things like this. I just told my wife I was going to sell all my wood working tools and take up bridge.

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Mike Schwing from Maryland

>Wally, my wife and I are both looking at your pot and oohing and aaahing over it. She said "beautiful, very organic looking". I said "that guy does wonderful work."

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Larry Hancock; Ardmore, OK

>Beautiful piece Wally and the tree did its part well also.

Thanks for sharing it.

Larry

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Philip Duffy

>You mean the bottom is completely round? Was that so the women could hold the pot in their lap comfortably? How did you turn the bottom with such a varied top? Sorry, too many questios! Phil

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Mike Rubes

>Hi Wally,

I'll chime in with the others and say that's a great looking piece. Leaving the rim like that really makes it. The proportions seem just right to me.

Thanks,

Mike

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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Thanks Chuck. As you probably know, I use a wasteblock on most of my turnings, this one included. I form nearly all of the foot including a round bottom, while it's still attached to the block. When the glue joint is about the size of a dime I pop it off and power sand the rest of the bottom. I do leave a small dimple for stablility.

Wally

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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Mark, I have turned some rings for round bottoms, but I usually turn a small dimple so that it stands without a problem.

Wally

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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Phil, I've examined many of the ancient SW style pots at the Heard Gallery in Phoenix, and nearly all of them have a round bottom. I doubt that they had a table to put then on. I've also watched a Mata Ortiz potter make their wonderful pots, and they start out by using a mould to create the round bottom. The rest is made using the coil system.

Wally

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Chuck Ludwigsen

>Oh, okay. So not a turned bottom. Cool. Part of my problem on the vase was that I didn't glue to a small enough diameter, so it popped off sooner than I expected while parting.

Chuck

I agree.....

Keith Tompkins

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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.

>Thank you. I think that your wife is a "keeper".

Wally