Please look at these - advice welcome

[Lightweeder]

This was a blank from my Snainton lucky bag, so have no idea what it is. Walnut ? Very hard though.



This is something I've copied from a Sorby advert. Hope nobody minds. Am working on a larger version at the moment. I did have trouble with the beading.



This was just a bit of a laugh, but I will be doing more.



....and a piece of beech.



As you know, I'm very new to this, so all advice would be appreciated.

 

[boysie39]

L/W look pretty good to me . Some nice turnings for such a short time at it.
I like the pendent (I wouldent wear it) not my style :lol: :lol: but turned very well. And you seem to have plenty of idea's to play around with. REgards Boysie.

 

[loz]

Very nice,

Love the box ( would like to see inside/lid off ) and i like the last platter, looks very sharp. - can we see the underside ?

Loz

 

[John. B]

I like them all! =D>
I thought the box was a little ash-like I don't think it's walnut. Unless the pic is altering the colour.
I like the bead decoration on the bowl.
Well done. =D> =D> =D>

John. B

 

[user 5053]

A nice selection of work showing good tool skills and nice contemporary design and style. At the end of the day , what any of us think here isn't really worth a row of beans. Take you work to a show or market and you will know how good you are by how much you sell.

 

[TEP]

Coming on by leaps and bounds LW.

Like the box, you've matched the grain and figuring up well. Not my type of shape. I prefer small boxes to be a bit more ornate, but that is only me.

Necklace, I like it, but 'er indoors won't let me have any more, reckons I've too many as it is. :wink:

Platter, again I like the style and finish, I would have made the transition from edge to inside with a curve, rather than a square corner, but it still works well.

Bowl, think you have to work a lot more on this idea. The design is fine, but you need to get more of the inside out, or leave the rim a lot thicker. IME thin rims don't make it look thinner, I think it spoils the whole idea if going from thin to thick walls.The bead work needs to be more matching and even, which is quite hard to do getting a row of beads like that the same. Also I'm only guessing but I should imagine as you found the design on the Sorby advert the beads could have been made with their spiralling and texturing tool.

Soulfly said - Selling your work is the decider. I beg to differ. Any of us can sell what we turn, if you mark it down to a price. I wouldn't attempt that route until YOU are satisfied with your work, not if you wish to put and get realistic prices for what you are turning. Also turn out good class work, acquire a good reputation, and you will find work will come in.

I don't know if you are planning on selling your work, (really just answering what Soulfly said) but always sell good quality pieces, if you can see a defect, or the design doesn't suit you give it to a charity. Sell quality and you will get a quality reputation.

 

[CHJ]

As has been said already LW, a broad selection of styles/forms shows a breadth of ability, I like the Beech Platter and the Pendant has pricked my conscience somewhat as having just received 5 reels of differing style cords I have no excuse not to get some promised items finished.

You say you had trouble with the beaded bowl, no surprise there, nothing like trying to replicate a given form in close proximity to each other to prove how easily it can go astray.

 

[cornucopia]

a very nice selection- i'm 99% sure that the box is laburunum.

 

[Dalboy]

All very nice. I like the second one that you done not quite up to doing that type of turning yet I need more practice. What tools did you use to turn it

 

[Lightweeder]

I really appreciate your comments, one and all. No-one else's views really matter, as non-turners don't really understand what the issues are.

Cornucopia - I hope it is Laburnum. I've been trying to look at that Laburnum vase you posted recently, but it's "no longer available". Have you been having a clear out?

Loz - you wanted to see my lid off and my bottom. This is just for you

:lol: :lol: :lol:







Sorry. I'm not brilliant with the camera (either) :lol:

Dalboy - 5/8" bowl gouge and a curved scraper.

Tam - I take all your points on board and appreciate you taking the time. I'm learning something every day and the advice of people like yourself is invaluable and :lol: :lol: free! I think you're right about the beech platter and I'll try that on the next one. I don't move in the right circles to build a reputation unfortunately, though I'm well enough known in the charity shops :wink: :wink:

The larger one I was working on was a disaster. Described in the lucky bag as 'conker', it was pock-marked on one side, and only 80 grit would shift them. I oiled it and it's now a putrid yellow. No more 'conker' for me.

Thanks again.

 

[CHJ]

I think George nailed the wood as Laburnum LW, here's a couple of items with similar colour blends. Link 1 Link 2

On the Horse Chestnut front I sympathise with your experience, somewhat like turning Marshmallows at times.

Can be made to play ball if you get a good bit try soaking it well in sanding sealer when you get near your finishing cuts, tends to equalise the hardness levels.

 

[cornucopia]

which one? this one?


now i've seen the second pic its definatley laburnum- the pic of mine was taken when the piece had darkened a bit after turning maybe 6-12 months after it was turned.

 

[TEP]

Free advice? LW. Where did that come from?

I am still totting up the invoice :twisted: :twisted: , by the way you wouldn't have change for 50p would you? :lol: :lol: Save me posting the invoice.

 

[tekno.mage]

I like the box and the beech platter, simple forms are the ones that do it for me. I'd agree with other comments here that the box looks like laburnum - it's definitely not walnut from the grain and colour.

tekno.mage

 

[Lightweeder]

I think George nailed the wood as Laburnum LW, here's a couple of items with similar colour blends. Link 1 Link 2

On the Horse Chestnut front I sympathise with your experience, somewhat like turning Marshmallows at times.

Can be made to play ball if you get a good bit try soaking it well in sanding sealer when you get near your finishing cuts, tends to equalise the hardness levels.

Thanks Chas, although I'll avoid it altogether if I have my choice :lol: Your piece shows who ended up as the boss :lol: Have you finished it off with a polyurethane ?

 

[Lightweeder]

which one? this one?


now i've seen the second pic its definatley laburnum- the pic of mine was taken when the piece had darkened a bit after turning maybe 6-12 months after it was turned.

That's the one Cornucopia. Blows me away this piece.

 

[Lightweeder]

Free advice? LW. Where did that come from?

I am still totting up the invoice :twisted: :twisted: , by the way you wouldn't have change for 50p would you? :lol: :lol: Save me posting the invoice.

Worth 50p of anybody's money :wink:

 

[CHJ]

...
... Have you finished it off with a polyurethane ?

Chestnut Melamine LW, with blemishes burnished out with Chestnut Burnishing Cream after it had time to start it's curing process.

 

[hog&bodge]

I like the beech platter...
reminds me of the charity plate at the church I use to go to..
How thin is the walls & base of the plate.
You seem to be mastering the tools fast..
Thanks for posting your work...

 

[Lightweeder]

Chas - thanks for that. I'm going to have to look at the Chestnut range. There seems to be something there for every eventuality.

Hog - I'm not finding too much difficulty producing thin pieces at the moment. My preoccupation at the moment is getting a decent finish.

I was in a craft shop, sussing out the opposition, at the weekend. There's a turner got his stuff in one of the craft shops, and I've never seen a finish like it. Properly upset me it did. The wood was superb and, as usual, I don't know what it was. Dark - might have been laburnum - but the finish was like a mirror. Bit of a shine, but more the touch, and I don't think it was just good toolwork. If so, I need to give up right now

PS I've just spotted another thread on 'buffing systems'. Off to have a read of that now.