Sycamore

Re: Sycamore

Gary in Zirconia,NC

>Here's the first one. Turned it as a hollow form. The top warped after turning.

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>This one I turned as a bowl using a bowl gouge.

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>This one was turned as a hollow form. It has a solid top since it was a ways down the log.

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>By the way, these are all about 14 to 15 inches in diameter and 14 to 15 inches high. Coments are welcome. I have enough wood for 5 or 6 more.

Excellent!

MikeinCapeMay

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They look good.....

Andy Halterman: Work is vastly overrated

>I assume you'll be showcasing these gems two Saturdays from now? I will stand strategically close by and do an "oohh and aahh" count for you. :-)

I'm going to try and make that meeting. I hope to get there as I've got to renew my membership in the club. I have spied a fair sized sycamore laying close to a certain major thoroughfare out near Etowah. I need to go on a mission with Mr. Stilh and gather some of it up. I'll put that on the list with everything else I have to do......

Andy Halterman

On the gulf side of the mountain in Hendersonville, NC�

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>What does it say about a man when he recognizes an individual log? I do remember that log from the first time you posted it. I think I wanted to make a few platters, but you did WAY better. Superb use of a challenging material. I like all 3 - but the third one by far the best.

Great work!

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MP Wall

>I remember thinking when I first saw the pics of the log that it was going to be a bear to turn. You seem to have handled that wonderfully. The turnings look great and the color and figure of the wood look very unique. Great job.

MP Wall

Hollow vessels with voids.

Duane C.Leach

>All three look great Gary.

A young woman came into my booth one day at an art show. She had her 5 or 6 year old daughter with her. As they entered I over heard mommy saying to the little girl "now don't you touch anything, you might break it". The little girl pointed at a hollow vessel with large voids in it and said " but mommy that one is already broke". It brings a smile to me every time I think of this story.

Turning is fun.

Duane

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Sean Troy

>those are beautiful ! I remember thinking when you first posted the wood pic, how's he going to make something out of that? I guess you showed me. Thanks, Sean

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>These turned out good, but I had one explode and two crack. There is very little holding the top together. Plus, they warp as they dry.

Great!

Ron in Drums PA

>How did you keep the "wings" from flying apart while turning?

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>Lots and lots of CA glue and turned slow about 300 rpm and after turning the outside, I put fiber tape around the wings. I still lost a wing on one(not pictured).

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Doug Ladd

>AWESOME

How do you envision the peices in the wood? I have heard that said before you have to visualize the peice first but I would have been totally lost. Any thoughts on how you start to see it?

I like the third one best too but they are all great.

What hollowing tools do you use?

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>I saw a turning made from a hollow log before simular to the third one. That's where I got the idea. I wanted to do it with the open type in photo 1 and 2 but didn't know if it would hold together. I had a lot of vibration since there wasn't much to hold it together. The third one was much much easier to do! I use a shop made Jamieson system.

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Wayne Allen - Carson City. Nevada

>Great work Gary -- What a hellava challenge and to do it 3 times over-- WOW. I like all 3 but the last one is my favorite also. Fiber tape is a great idea for keeping things together. I've used masking tape or duct tape before, but I think I like your ieda better. How to you keep the tools from scraping and tearing the tape over such a wide open area betweeen the wings? I've used tape before, but the open areas were only "cracks or small openings (1/2" or so)Amazing work. Nice job.

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>I used the tape near the neck area. The gap was about 1/2" when I turned it and the first one is thickest at nearly 1/2".

Beautifull!!

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Gary,

These are really beautiful! I love them all. They look like they must have all been seriously challenging to turn. Very nice work!

I have one question though....the wood doesn't look like sycamore to me? In fact the log has the distinct shape of a honey locust tree. Could it be possible that it's not sycamore? I'm no tree expert.....but I had a honey locust tree cut up and it looked exactly like this.

Regardless of what material it is....a job well done....three times over :)

Jennifer

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Gary in Zirconia,NC

>Thanks Jennifer,

Yes they were all difficult. The tree is definately sycamore. It has very distinct bark like no other tree. The bark on this section is not so distinct since it is very large. The smaller sections have the blotchy look to them.

Gary

WOW

Randy

>that's a great looking vase. I love the form.