Second attempt. Posting image of teapot.
OK, 2nd try. Don't know what happened to the first.
Here is a picture of that "teapot" I have been working on. Think there are a couple things I would have done differently. Some of the proportions, maybe a smaller/slimmer base. Some of the proportions are just my bad photography. The central angular peak in the lid handle is a shadow. The lid actually transitions smoothly to the rim detail. Probably should have skipped the rise after the initial bead.
Main sphere/body is about 4.25" in diameter. It is Masur Birch, dyed initially teal but the finish first applied added yellow, resulting in a more green appearance.
Base and lid are Mopane (Mopani?), a very dense wood that will sink in water. Used for making clarinets, as it has very good tonal properties. The root burls are used for fish tank decorations.
Lid handle is African Blackwood, a rosewood, and also used to make clarinets but getting scarce.
The handle and spout are Yellowheart. Making them, and more so, attaching them was a nightmare. This was the 4th pair. One was made too large, one had grain orientation wrong and I forget what happened to the other. Spout and handle are from an eccentric doughnut like what Neil Scobie described in the February 2014 issue of American Woodturner.
- Craig Daymon
