Hollow form

[Blister]

Had 2 hours to play with this morning

And after reading a comment saying hollow forms seem pointless I thought I would have a go

This is the result

20p to give it some scale

I enjoyed turning it :lol:

The wood is laburnum

so comments , I think the base it a bit wide

 

[seanybaby]

Nice egg cup :lol:

What tool did you use to hollow it out?

 

[PowerTool]

Nice piece - as you say,perhaps the base would look better if a little narrower,but the shape is nice,the curve flows well,and it's got some lovely figuring

Andrew

 

[Paul.J]

Looks good to me Allen
Nice flowing curves.
Would agree about the base.
What finish have you used :?:

 

[Blister]

Looks good to me Allen
Nice flowing curves.
Would agree about the base.
What finish have you used :?:

Sanded through the grits to 1500 , 2 coats sanding sealer , then briwax clear x2 coats :wink:

 

[Blister]

Nice egg cup :lol:

What tool did you use to hollow it out?

I used the top tool to rough out the inside then the lower tool to shape and smooth the inside shape

and

 

[Woodmagnet]

Nice one Allen, i love the grain on it.

 

[NickWelford]

Nice piece of laburnam. I think the base is too large for my taste. How do you find the inside finish is with tools that don't cut so much as scrape?

 

[Blister]

Nice piece of laburnam. I think the base is too large for my taste. How do you find the inside finish is with tools that don't cut so much as scrape?

The smaller of the 2 tools does cut quit well , and the other tool does scrape to a fair Finnish , but I had just enough room to sand through the grades inside as well , so its quite good :lol:

The first thing most men do when they see a nice hole is stick there finger in it :wink: , Well all the men I have shown it to so far have , with a smooth in and out action , they say they are testing the quality :wink:

 

[TEP]

Hi Blister, sorry to say I don't like the foot at all, but do like the upper pot shape. May have looked better in my eyes, if you had hollowed the foot, then fret sawn it into three small legs for the pot to stand on. As it is the base just looks too heavy to me.

 

[mikec]

Hi Blister,

I like the top shape but agree the base is a bit heavy.

I am intrigued by Tams idea of making legs, I have never thought of that :idea: