At long last..........Critique welcome-No3

[Paul.J]

Yes finally got round to some proper turning today on me new lathe,with a new chuck too ,which i have been waiting for :roll: and after sorting the workshop out.
Got to say that the lathe is excellent and would recommend it.
Seems to be a lot smoother,and more solid.
Tail stock,and tool rest glides and locks easily.The motor is really,really quiet,and my control box arm extension seems to work,so will be making a better one of those soon.
Can't wait to get back down their now.

Anyway,todays piece is a piece of Chestnut.
200mm dia x 80mm deep.Finished with sanding sealer and woodwax.
Critique welcome.

I tried taking the piccys in different ways,all on a tripod-flash-diffused flash-and no flash,to try and show the true colour of the wood,and would say that the middle one is the closest.Which was no flash.

Full flash.But from a distance.

No flash.Tripod used.

Diffused flash.

Paul.J.

 

[PowerTool]

Nice piece,Paul - take it that it's sweet chestnut,rather than horse chestnut ?
Unusual shape (not that there's anything wrong with that) but looks balanced in terms of base,rim and height proportions.Nice flowing curves (not that there's anything wrong with that,either.. :wink: )
Like the grain pattern and the finish - also looks a useable piece

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

Hey Paul, something distinctly different to christen the new spinney machine there.

Rim edge thickness certainly gives the feeling of lightness to the subject, I don't know enough about proportions to pass meaningful comments and by how much it might break the rules of thirds and the like in any direction but I think the overall shape works.
The figuring is good but not too dominant and seems to me to be sympathetic to the shape.

 

[sooty]

Lovley shape, Lovley grain, lovley finnish.
Well done

 

[dickm]

Yes, I like the lightness of that one, and the finish. The only thing about the shape that bothered me was a feeling that the base was a bit too heavy compared to the lightness of the overall effect? Either a slightly smaller foot diameter, or possibly a shorter "stem". i.e. make the narrowest bit slightly lower?

 

[Mark Hancock]

Paul

I would just echo Dick's comments - the base looks a little large/heavy for the lightness you've created in the bowl section.

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks for the comments everyone

Powertool wrote
take it that it's sweet chestnut,rather than horse chestnut ?
No Andrew,i am reliably informed from the tree surgeon that it is,or was a big Conker tree/Horse chestnut.
I had all the trunk section he had when i saw the colours in it,and this is the result.Very nice i think.
Paul.J.

 

[Taffy Turner]

Paul,

Very nice indeed - brave of you to go that thin on the rim - well done.

I like the shape - only real suggestion is that the "neck" could have been slightly narrower.

Figure and finish are excellent - I would be happy to have that sitting on display at my house. 8)

Regards

Gary

 

[Anonymous]

'mazin the difference that a half decent lathe can make :lol:

Nice work :!: The design works for me :wink: