Feeling Fruity!!

[Richard Findley]

Hi all,

More stuff to be made for Christmas!!

An Oak Bowl full of fruit:

The bowl is a simple shape and started out from a blank about 11" by 2" but there was a serious cup in the wood so it ended more like 1 1/2"!

I like to use an undercut on the rim as it gives a slight shadow and a bit of interest to a fairly plain bowl. It also helps to hold in the contents!!

The bottom was finished in my usual style with a nice stable foot:

And for a bit of Christmas fun...

Can you name all of the woods that I've used for the fruit?

Have fun :wink:

Richard

 

[Green]

Really nice work, Richard.

I like the foot on the bowl, how is this done? Button jaws?

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Green,

No, I do it the old fashioned way (also the cheap way :wink: ) I put a disc of MDF on a faceplate and a bit of non-slip router mat and bring up the tailstock (located into a mark I put on earlier in the turning process) and turn like this:

HTH

Cheers,

Richard

 

[big soft moose]

Can you name all of the woods that I've used for the fruit?

Have fun :wink:

Richard

left to right on the back row

oak with ebonising wax, cherry, :duno:, padauk

left to right on the front row

sycamore, :duno: , ash

 

[jpt]

Nice set Richard

OK ill play

Zebrano, pau amarillo or acacia, yew, bubinga

Sycamore, walnut, ash.

john

 

[Paul.J]

Beautiful display of fruit Richard
LOve em all and the bowl.

 

[Green]

Ok, I'll play:

Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple.

Pear, Pear, Pear.

What do I win?




P.S thanks for the info.

 

[cornucopia]

left to right back row:Bocote, Acacia,yew,jarrah
left to right front row:Sycamore, walnut, pine

 

[paul-c]

fantastic looking bowl of fruit richard 8)
this is the sort of display that made me interested in woodturning.
very nice

 

[Ad de Crom]

Really very very nice Richard.
This was for sure a real fun turning.
Shows very well on a table.
Ad

 

[Richard Findley]

Thanks for your comments guys!

We're almost there on all of the wood idents. Between you, you have correctly identified:

Bocote, Yew and Bubinga for the apples and Walnut and Ash for the pears. There's still 2 that are left to get right though!!!!

Keep the guesses coming.

Cheers,

Richard

 

[jpt]

For the pear how about Maple.

john

 

[Richard Findley]

Well done John!

Now just the second Apple to identify!!

Richard

 

[stevebuk]

Laburnham??

 

[Richard Findley]

Nope, guess again :wink: (it is native though.....)

Richard

 

[user 5053]

A nice selection of work. My only comment would be that the fruit look a bit symmetrical and shiny don't quite have the organic essence of real fruit. To get a more natural look you need to turn and shape them off centre in a cup chuck and use a raked back skew of about 45 degrees to cut into the end grain. One or two bananas would complete the fruit set. Keep up the good work and have a good Christmas all of you.

 

[Richard Findley]

My only comment would be that the fruit look a bit symmetrical and shiny don't quite have the organic essence of real fruit. To get a more natural look you need to turn and shape them off centre in a cup chuck

Thanks for your comments. My aim when making fruit is to make the shape as natural as possible, however I am also making them to a price so I need to make them as efficiently as possible. Using the method described above would require a lot more work and so my prices would have to go up, so I'm happy with the method I use. Fruit is also one of the few things I give a high shine finish too, I'm not really sure why but I think it kind of works. It may not be to everyone's taste but I can easily finish them matt if requested.

and use a raked back skew of about 45 degrees to cut into the end grain.

Lost me with that one Soulfly :?: :?:

Cheers,

Richard

 

[Jenx]

Love the bowl, love the fruit.... what a fantastic job, Richard..

just about perfect ! ... any closer, and they'd be eaten ! :wink: 8)

 

[wizer]

I think they look great. Most people aren't going to be fussed that they're not true representations of organic fruit shapes. You'd have to be extremely fussy to be bothered about that. Fussiness of that order is usually seen in bored elderly turners....

 

[jpt]

A wild stab in the dark how about Elm for the second apple?

If not I give up.

john