Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
"Choir boys"
Keith Tompkins
A few practice goblets turned green, using light as a thickness gauge. Turned from trimmings from my back yard; apple, hackberry, and highbush cranberry. It's amazing how many different species are available, including European buckthorn, elderberry, sumac, hard and soft maple, cherry, choke cherry, red oak, pin oak, aspen, mulberry, crabapple, lilac, just to name a few.
I l love how these twist and distort as they dry.
Do you mean that you have all that........
JamieDonaldson
...variety of woods in your back yard? That's quite a jungle, and I've not heard of the high bush cranberry before.
Re: Do you mean that you have all that........
Keith Tompkins
Hey Jamie, Yep, also pear, Bradford pear, plum, hickory, elm, white birch, black birch, to name a few more. I want to make a collection of them all and take a photo. Yes, I have a lot of leaves to rake in the fall.
Re: Do you mean that you have all that........
Keith Tompkins
O yeah, the highbush cranberry was supposed to be a small shrub. turned into a small tree. then, it turned into a very small tree 
Re: "Choir boys"
John K Jordan
That looks like fun! All limbs with the pith? What is the aprox diameter?
Actually, rather than choir boys, to me it looks more like teen girls posing for a photo - they always seem to lean in and touch heads.
Re: "Choir boys"
Keith Tompkins
Hi John, Yes, all turned with the pith slightly off-center, the diameter is about 2.5" for the largest one. Reaction wood, with the pith off-center works best!
Re: "Choir boys"
David Gilbert
Keith,
These are very nice. Can't wait to see your entire forest made into goblets. Just remember to label the bottoms.
Cheers,
David
Cool!
I really love these Keith
Re: "Choir boys"
Josh Bowman
John, those can't be girls! They're not texting on cell phones
But what ever it is, it makes me smile. Thanks for the picture.
Re: "Choir boys"
Keith Tompkins
Thanks everyone for the comments!
