Critique s'il vous plais

[Bodrighy]

Couldn't make my mind up which one to put in so put both.

This is from a crotch of cherrry, don't know where I got it from, possibly Chas, thanks to whoever. It's warped at the top after turning last night. Personally don't mind but accept not to everyones taste and yes it still has bark on it.


6" tall 3 1/2" dia. Hollowed with ring tool. Approx 3 mm thickness

Rice bowl in unknown wood from tame furniture maker. 4" dia 2" tall, 1 1/2 mm thick tapering down to 3mm at bottom (lack of skill not deliberate)

 

[PowerTool]

Well I like both of them (doesn't help much,does it... :wink: )
The cherry piece - like the rim/neck shape,finish looks good inside and out,like the contrast in colours with the timber;perhaps the base could have been a little smaller to fall in with the perceived "golden proportions" ideal.
The rice bowl - not certain,but the flecking in the timber looks quite like beech.I like rice bowls;shape and curves look good,proportions of base to height and diameter are very nice,the inside looks perfectly curved and finished.I think 1.5mm rim tapering to 3mm base is a good thing anyway,as it will add to the stability of the piece without appearing "heavy".

Andrew

 

[TEP]

Wotcha Pete, where do you start. :twisted:

Cherry one first, Like the form, shape and the finish, don't like the bark. Personally I would have removed the bark and left natural edged holes in their place. Which may still happen of course because bark usually shrinks more than the underlying timber. Tip = When turning a hollow form from a whole log, always centre on the pith, even if the pith is off centre. That way it helps to keep drying movement more even.

Rice bowl, luv it! Form, shape, finish, and thickness.

Wood possibly London Plane. Although as I always say there is nothing harder than trying to ID a wood on a monitor screen. :-k

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Pete, the rice bowl begs comparison with its ceramice equivalent...for me the rice bowl foot could be a little more delicate and perhaps straight sided. The bowl itself looks the part with the simple clean lines.

The vase aesthetics isn't helped by the distortion of the rim: to me the incurving neck is out of proportion.

As always, if you like 'em that's good enough... what were your first thoughts when you finished them?

 

[CHJ]

Thank goodness Andrew has his eyes open this morning, looked at the Cherry last night and could not make my mind up as to whether I would prefer any changes and nothing shouted out, maybe the base as Andrew says, perhaps another case of seeing it in the flesh might make things more obvious dependant on the figuring. Hope the Cherry core in the base holds out and does not split on you.

The Rice dish looks the classic shape as Andrew says, on something like this constant wall thickness is a matter of personal choice I feel and not a hard and fast rule, the outer edge thickness gives the perception of lightness and the synergy between the inner and outer curves is close enough to not matter and is better than having a pronounced hollow (cone) in the base.

Edit: as is obvious not really awake this morning either if you look at the timespan between Andrews post and when I got round to typing, how time flies when you get older.

 

[Bodrighy]

Thanks guys.

Andrew "I think 1.5mm rim tapering to 3mm base is a good thing anyway,as it will add to the stability of the piece without appearing "heavy"."
Of course, that's exactly what I had in mind :roll:

Tam "Personally I would have removed the bark and left natural edged holes in their place. Which may still happen of course because bark usually shrinks more than the underlying timber."
I did wonder about taking the bark off as it went right through by the time I had finished hollwing out but it came up such a rich colour after sealing I decided to leave it. If it loosens I will remove and clean the hole left

Graham "the rice bowl begs comparison with its ceramic equivalent"
I did actually aim to get a porcelain look as far as shape and thickness is concerned. Actually had a picture in my head prior to laying metal to wood for once :!:

The base on the urn thingy is hollow by the way. I left the tenon inside for the moment in case it needs to adjusted re the bark

Pete

 

[Paul.J]

Some more nice work gone on there Pete.
Looks like you've done a good job with the hollowing out,but i'm not keen on the piece as a whole.Again i don't know why :?
But i love the Rice bowl.
Lovely shape,finish.Just love the grain on the inside.
One critsism is that i think the foot is too high in my oppinion.Think it would be better less visible.
But still like it

Does this mean that you are now turning in your new workshop :?:

Paul.J.

 

[Bodrighy]

Thanks Paul, not yet, I am still in the 'garrett' whilst I fit shelves and strengthen the floor in the shed.

Already I can see that it is going to be a tight squeeze.....need a barn not a shed.
:lol:

Pete