A Bowl and A Vase

[johnny.t.]

Been at my little spalted Sycamore 'stash' again

9" bowl sanded to 400 SS and woodwax22

And this little 4" hollow vase, sanded to 1200 and waxed

Sorry the pics aren't great Critique/comments welcome

JT

 

[loz]

Wish you'd send some of that stash my way !

Like the inside of the bowl but not the profile - don't like the vase, but looks like you have done a brilliant hollowing job, .

I'm just in that mood today as we were studying catenary curves, the golden mean, and the law of thirds last night at nightschool.

Today i even dislike my desk, and the shape of my mouse.

Regs

Loz

 

[wizer]

I find the form of the bowl very pleasing in utilitarian way. I thought the timber was walnut at first glance.

The face is not to my taste, the outer curve is a little clunky, as is the transition.

 

[johnny.t.]

This bowl has been made in a usable form, that is a squarer curve than my usual bowls, i.e it will hold more. It still has a 2" base so doesn't look 'clunky' sitting on a surface.

The little vase is based on a vase we had in our house when I was a small child(the 70's) done from memory. The original was pottery with some kind of weird sand type finish. Me mum likes it anyway :lol:

 

[Santos]

Nice work Johnny, I especially like the gain effect on the vase.

 

[CHJ]

Love the colouring resulting from the spalting, the bowl sits well in my eyes as a good usable piece, vase looks a little dated in form, a bit seaside gift shop to me, is that a bit of grain tearing still showing on the inner rim? sometimes shadings like that can be chased only to find that they are a natural feature deep into the wood.

 

[johnny.t.]

........grain tearing........

No torn grain here :lol: The bowl was really soft in places and has lots of superglue to harden it up,if you look carefully you can see just how the rot was progressing through the heart of the timber(can be seen as little yellow marks to the left of the above shot and in the blurry inside of the 3rd shot) I did consider chucking it whilst making it but liked the colouration so persevered.

JT

 

[Roy_H]

I really like the shape of the bowl and reckon it sits pretty well. I'd certainly have it on the table.

The vase I'm not so sure about although it is a lovely piece of wood (in both cases). Somehow it looks a little too bulky beneath the neck :?: :?:

 

[Jenx]

Thats lovely wood, that JT ... you still got a good mound of it ?

Nice work again too. 8) 8) :lol:

 

[johnny.t.]

Thats lovely wood, that JT ... you still got a good mound of it ?

A Few more logs left yet but not enough to be considered a mound anymore
If you come and collect it, I could spare you a bowls worth, it shouldn't take you much more than a day to get here :lol:

JT

 

[Jenx]

Put the kettle on, I'm on me way ! :wink: