Todays effort.Part 2.

[Bodrighy]

Hi Paul. That is a lovely piece. I have found that people like the shallower bowls / platters as fruit bowls and one that size should sell well.
What I am doing is putting things that I make up on a web site with a price (SWMBO dictates that) and letting people know that it is there by word of mouth. I don't sell a lot but certainly enough to cover costs and boost my ego a bit.

Spalted things go well because non woodworkers have often never heard of it or seen it before. I was asked once if it was real wood.

Pete

 

[Paul.J]

Evening Pete.
Great website Pete,hadn't even noticed that.How long as it been up and running.Is it easy enough to do for someone as technologicaly challenged as myself :?:
I should think all the Beech you've got Pete is flying out

Still can't sell anything,though i did give another big bowl away last week,though this was because my daughter had a load of Lego given her,so i suppose it was a sort of payment :roll:
Paul.J.

 

[Bodrighy]

Building the wbsite is easy if you use something like this It builds a java based picture gallery for you. My turning and photo site were built in Dreamweaver which is a bit more omplicated but I am sure you could manage....if you had the programme The java one is free. heck out your ISP as you should have some web space provided probably with uploading facilities. I am aiming to come up to the midlands sometime in the New Year so I could have a go for you then if you wanted to. I can bring most of the programmes needed and show you how to do it. If you can turn things like wot you is I am sure it won' be too difficult. (I am a qualified IT Tutor specialising in kids with educational problems so I have a head start :lol: )

Pete

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks for the offer Pete
So it's not as easy as it sounds.
I have got some free space with Virgin,and tried to have a go some time back,but i gave up :roll:
Couldn't i use Photobucket for my piccys.
Paul.J.

 

[Bodrighy]

There may be a way of creating a personal album that you can then allow acess to. I'll look into it or perhaps someone else on here has done it. I'll PM you if I ind out to save this thread getting hijacked. :roll:

Pete

 

[jpt]

If you want a quick easy programme to create a basic web site and photo gallery THIS is a good one, I used it for mine, link below.

Then if you want to change the layout more than that programme THIS is good and again easy.

Both are free.

If you create a sub album in Photobucket and put all your pictures in that then give a link to any of the pictures, LIKE THIS people can then scroll through all the pictures.

john

 

[Bodrighy]

Very neat John (and some nice things in there as well) Could be the answer for Paul

Pete

 

[jpt]

Very neat John (and some nice things in there as well) Could be the answer for Paul

Pete

Thank you

 

[Paul.J]

Yes John looks very good.Thank you.
Is it that easy though,for someone loke me,who is just happy doing what i'm doing with computers,but would like to do more :? if you see what i mean.
I will have a proper look tomorrow.
Paul.J.

 

[jpt]

HI Paul

Yes it is that easy, once you have the programme installed start it up and away you go. there are tabs to create pages and edit them, it is all done in WYSIWYG so is very simple, if you can use word you can use this.

For the photos put them in seperate folders for each gallerie then start the gallery programme, it will ask you for the name of the gallery such as bowls, then tell it where the folder is by browsing, hit create gallery and it will automatically resize the photos and create the thumbnail page and the larger pages.

There is also a part of the programme you can use to upload the site to your webspace.

john

 

[Paul.J]

Another piece of Horse Chestnut.What makes you think i've got a fair amount of the stuff
300mm dia dish/platter 35mm deep.
Finished with sanding sealer and wax

click on piccy.


Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

Wonder how long you can keep that filled with Xmas Chocolates?

Seen to have more distinct spalting as opposed to colour casts in that piece Paul.

 

[Paul.J]

Another piece of Yew,complete with cracks and splits again,but lovely coloring and grain me thinks
This started off 80mm thick but had a big wide split in it that nearly split it half,too big for a glue up.So it ended up like this.
At least salvaged something from it :shock:
Another late xmas box.
Sizes-250mm dia x 45mm high.
Finished with sanding sealer and wax.





Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

Like that Paul, this current trend to thinner rims has an appeal to it, hope it behaves itself and stays intact.

 

[TEP]

Hi Paul. Some nice smooth form there, like the shape.

Go away for a couple of weeks and all you guys are turning away like mad. Will have to get back to my machines soon, still got my allotment to dig over before I can spend much time at home.

 

[Bodrighy]

I'm getting really p****d off with you guys all turning out these thibngs whilst I am stuck unable to even build my bench yet. It wouldn't be so bad if you were turning out rubbish but it's all stuff I'd be proud of. :twisted:

Pete

 

[steve.b]

very nice Paul, nicely done.
Steve

 

[PowerTool]

Like it,Paul - lovely colouring,and as already mentioned,the thin rim makes it look a nice,light shape

Andrew

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks for the comments everyone
Yesterdays and todays pieces.
Still catching up.
First bigish piece of Zebrano turning for me
Found it to turn really nice,but a bit dusty.
Just love the grain pattern and colours in it.
280mm dia x 50mm deep.
Finished with sanding sealer and wax.





Yet another piece of Horse Chestnut.
A lot more brown colour in this piece which again i just love the contrast of the 2 colours in this wood.
310mm dia x 40mm deep.
Finish as above. :roll:



Paul.J.

 

[CHJ]

I really like the Horse Chestnut Platter Paul, the slim line form makes the most of the quite intense colour markings in that piece.