A little work

Re: A little work

George Van

>Nice save Mike, I like the idea of a pedestal rather than the scrap bin. Beautiful wood and great form as usual. I like the natural collar area.

I wish I were so talented!

Re: A little work

Fred in NC

>Very nice, and as usual, it is the end result that counts! I would not have guessed the size.

Let me see... small hollow forms... in quantity...

and you could not do much about the pedestal... which looks a lot like a tenon.

Maybe it was not fit for hanging. Did you turn this before Christmas? hehe....

Re: A little work

Duane C.Leach

>It is a realy nice piece. The picture doesn't reveal it's true size or proportions.

I can't get the whole thing on my screen. But to me the foot/pedestal looks to large in diameter. Maybe. And that's a BIG maybe. It would have been better to make a pedestal of proportionate size out of sound wood with a tenon and glued it on.

As it is it's still a realy nice piece.

Hope this helps.

Duane

Re: A little work

Mike Schwing from Md.

>That would have been better, I agree, if it were possible. The base of the form and the top of the pedestal are attached only by a very thin piece of wood with voids on both sides. There was no way to separate the base without stressing that little piece of wood and having it break off, so that a tenon could be formed to do as you suggest.

This was not a planned piece, more of a "save" I found interesting, not to mention challenging.

Examining the photo makes me think I should have taken off the bottom 1/3rd of the base, but as it sits here on my desk, I don't agree. Weird!

This past weekend I made my own set of micro hollowing tools and was happy when they worked nicely. First turning tools I've made other than a handle.

Re: A little work

Greg in Oshkosh

>The shape of the hollow form is good but it doesn't go with the shape of the base. I understand the situation under which you created this piece but I might have filled the inclusion with epoxy or CA and cut it off. Could you cut off the base and then fill the remaining inclusion with epoxy. The put it back on the lathe between centers and cut the bottom?? I know it's hard to see how scary the situation is from the picture.

I thought you

Charlie Anderson from Southern Maryland

>didn't like turning small items?

Re: A little work

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Yeah I could have! Didn't even think of that. But the inclusions that were already in there didn't work with what the original project called for. As soon as I saw them I realized that this piece wouldn't fit with what I was doing so I experimented instead. It is not a work of art, and no need to go back to it. I have 30 more little guys like this to turn, already spent too much time saving this one.

(Nobody will ever guess what the project is so don't even bother trying)

I don't!

Mike Schwing from Md.

>I don't! They're parts of a much larger whole.

Re: A little work

Sean Troy

>Beautiful work Mike. I wonder how it would look with the base carved to look like roots? sean

My first thoughts exactly!

steve antonucci in NW NJ

>Something organic that was "root-like" and probably dark or ebonized...

Forget where I've seen it, but done right, it would be killer...

Steve

Re: A little work

Capt Skip

>Does each of us new Baltimore Wood turners get one? :)

I can not believe you turned that on your monster 3520. Impressive See you really soon.

Re: A little work

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Very Nice, Mike. Great save too.

Your wood selection continues to be great.

I will look forward to your posting the results of this "Project".

Safe turning

Mark

Re: My first thoughts exactly!

Mike Schwing from Md.

>OOH! How about spider legs, carved so it looks poised to jump off the table? OOH! Thanks for the idea! I gotta ponder this one.

Re: My first thoughts exactly!

Tom Mullane

>I got to see that piece up close and personal when Mike came to our club meeting last night... that sucker is tiny... and perfectly turned (like Mike does anything else)...

The only problems was that for some reason Mike kept searching my pockets everytime the piece was not on the display table.... Do you think maybe he doesn't trust me.. LOL....