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[Stigmorgan]

I'm really liking the withered Oak, Stig. I'll have to keep an eye out and see if I can find some.

I dare say a trip to any woodland would result in finding something suitable the wood just needs to have been left for long enough, there's a guy I follow on Instagram that does the same with very old fence posts, think he's in USA somewhere or maybe Australia, the wood is a red colour and it's where the idea for mine came from.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Looking forward to seeing it in all its glory

So am I, I noticed an internal crack that runs vertically through the centre which means the stem will have to be thicker than I would like, if itnhold together I may keep it as a display piece and make another one, which won't be so bad as this one is a big bigger than I had planned, it's more like a trophy than a goblet

 

[Jamesc]

Here are a few of the latest things my wife has turned.

 

[Fred48]

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@Jamesc
They are beautiful. I would love to know what timbers your wife used.
Fred

 

[Jamesc]

Thank you Fred, I will pass that on to her.
The top one is Ash with a mahogany insert for pot pouri. We salvaged the mahogany from an old cupboard.
I can't remember what the middle one is made from but the bottom one is from a Magnolia Grandiflora that was felled in our garden. (it was 3ft from the house and we needed to be underpinned).
The handles in each case are African Blackwood pen blanks from Yandles.
I will ask her what the top one is.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Out to finish the wedding goblet today and apart from getting dangerously close to ruining it, the cup wall is very very thin at the bottom, it came out pretty well considering I only used a bowl gouge and tiny skew from a hand carving set. Only thing I hate is the vertical crack in the stem.

 

[Fred48]

Thank you Fred, I will pass that on to her.
The top one is Ash with a mahogany insert for pot pouri. We salvaged the mahogany from an old cupboard.
I can't remember what the middle one is made from but the bottom one is from a Magnolia Grandiflora that was felled in our garden. (it was 3ft from the house and we needed to be underpinned).
The handles in each case are African Blackwood pen blanks from Yandles.
I will ask her what the top one is.

@Jamesc
Thank for that. 're the middle one.
I guess is the top section is possibly Iroko and the bottom mahogany
Fred

 

[Jamesc]

@Jamesc
Thank for that. 're the middle one.
I guess is the top section is possibly Iroko and the bottom mahogany
Fred

I think you are right, Iroko was my first thought and my wifes. To be honest we both get like kids in a sweet shop when we visit Yandles (unfortunately her brother lives just around the corner so we are often there) and we forget what we have bought.

 

[pat from Marck]

Out to finish the wedding goblet today and apart from getting dangerously close to ruining it, the cup wall is very very thin at the bottom, it came out pretty well considering I only used a bowl gouge and tiny skew from a hand carving set. Only thing I hate is the vertical crack in the stem.
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Love it and am in agreement with the crack but would it be possible to fill in the cracks with something to make it into a better feature. I'm thinking as it a wedding goblet China has red as the ceremonial colour so maybe something red. Or if you're budget can push to it gold leaf springs to mind I'm stopping here before I get to carried away

 

[Stigmorgan]

Love it and am in agreement with the crack but would it be possible to fill in the cracks with something to make it into a better feature. I'm thinking as it a wedding goblet China has red as the ceremonial colour so maybe something red. Or if you're budget can push to it gold leaf springs to mind I'm stopping here before I get to carried away

I filled it with it's own dust and CA to stabilize it as it does go right through, the recipient is happy with it so once it's had a week in my living room tomake sure it isn't going to move noticeably I'll get it packed up and handed over.

 

[Stigmorgan]

With Blackbushe airshow coming up I wanted to have something that should sell well and be easy to make so whilst watering my indoor jungle I had the idea to propagate some of my succulents, once they take root I will pot them into individual pots, which will then sit in some scrapwood pot covers that I started turning today, these 3 are finished with a thick coat of CA on the inside and abrasive paste on the outside, still need to remove the tenon on them, once the succulents get a little size on them these should look pretty cool.

 

[Andy's Shed]

I still haven't found any old distressed looking wood, but I pulled out a piece of Oak branch from the firewood pile and had a go at turning it into a bud vase. I think it's a bit ugly to be fair and not the best looking shape that I've seen. It might be going back on ths firewood pile. Fun to try though.

 

[skeetstar]

Nope, that is not ugly, it is rather nice/quirky.
I like it, shame to burn it.

 

[Stigmorgan]

8 plant pot covers so far from scrap pieces of Birch with a thick coat of CA inside