George.W's 2011 thread- COMPLETED

[Elaine]

I love all of your stuff but the purple yew form is just stunningly gorgeous, something different to see from every angle.
Where do you this wood from, have only ever seen it in smaller blanks.

 

[cornucopia]

Thank you Elaine- i was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and buy a few logs from a tree surgeon.

 

[loz]

This a super bit of Yew George ! - and a great result.

 

[cornucopia]

here's a couple more forms from the same yew log

5.5" wide by 4" tall

I had a bit of trouble shaping the neck!! in the bottom left of this picture is the side of the nail head it then travels diagonally up thru the neck

6" wide by 3.5" tall

 

[grandads_shed]

cornucopia very good work,
how did u work the nail ?? i dred the thought of getting them ,,

 

[Paul.J]

B-yew-tiful work as usual George,and wood to match
Stunning colours/grain in this Yew.

 

[skeetoids]

Congrats on the WOW cover G, well deserved, a great piece.

Cheers,

Lee.

 

[PsyMan]

wow again, stunning stuff, yew are truly an artist.

 

[cornucopia]

thankyou for your kind comments

I "found" the nail with my gouge which it chipped!! when i realised i couldint dig it out i used my homemade hollowing tools which have a hss tip with 5% cobalt- these cut the metal just enough to allow me to finish the shape and cut thru the nail in the neck and start hollowing- ideally i could have done with a carbide cutter but the hss with cobalt only had to be re-sharpened a few times and there very cheap to replace.

 

[cornucopia]

Natural edge yew vase 12" (at its widest) by 11" tall

Burr/purple form 6" wide by 8" tall

 

[CHJ]

Gorgeous pieces George, the style and form in any wood would be great but capturing the splendour of the Yew figuring for all to see has made them exceptional for me.

I must say the flared Vase is my favourite, I appreciate the work in closed forms but vases and open forms just seem to shout freedom to me and lend themselves to multiple display possibilities combined with other media.

 

[Blister]

George

The Natural edge yew vase is superb =D>

 

[Paul.J]

A couple more b-yewties George
Would have to agree about the natural edge one it is gorgeous.
Very nicely photographed too.

 

[gus3049]

You must have half the yew in the UK!

I have to agree that the natural edge vase is stunning - inspiration for me as I have a couple of trees worth coming soon!!

 

[cornucopia]

Thank you for your kind comments

 

[cornucopia]

Hello folks

a few pens

 

[richburrow]

Very very nice work George
The natural edge vase is one of the nicest pieces I have seen on here for a long time 8)
Thanks for sharing
Rich

 

[cornucopia]

Thanks Rich


more box work

 

[mark sanger]

Hi George

great boxes as ever.

 

[chrisbaker42]

Natural edge vase - superb