Turning again..

[PowerTool]

After spending most of my spare time in the last four months involved in a house refurb,have finally got back to having at least some free time I get to choose how I spend it

Started off with something easy to get back "in the swing of things" :wink:

Couple of mushrooms in yew,both about 50mm diameter,80 + 110 mm high,finished with friction polish.

Recently bought some plastic bud vase inserts,so thought I'd better make a couple :-

Sycamore,60mm max. diameter,100 mm high,waxed..


..then made another,and had a play with some Chestnut spirit stains.

Had an idea of what to do with a smallish slab of burr elm (320mm x 230mm x 60mm) - turned a small bowl recess,then added some small feet made from some wenge offcuts I had :-

And then made an ornamental egg and eggcup :-

The egg is made from spalted hornbeam,60mm diameter,90mm height ; eggcup is pau amarello,60mm diameter,85mm high - both finished with acrylic lacquer.

Did consider going to Harrogate today - but think this was much more enjoyable 8)

Andrew

 

[shedhead]

Andrew
All of your work looks good. Know what you have been going through, not albe to turn because of other things. I have not turned for the past 8 weeks due to looking after labradoodle pups. All ready for home thursday then i HIT THE HUT.

I like what you have done with the wood stains.

 

[CHJ]

Glad to see you are back in the shed Andrew, great job on the Burr.

 

[Bodrighy]

Lucky Sod, I'm still putting my 'workshop' back together. Hopefully only a couple more days to go......

As always you have done some nice things there. I love mushrooms in yew, not so keen in other woods. The burr is lovely, just my sort of thing and the feet are a nice touch. allows you to leave th bottom intact.

Pete

 

[Anonymous]

Luv the shape of the sycamore vase :!:

 

[Woodmagnet]

Very nice Andrew. 8)

 

[johnny.t.]

The burr elm thing is lovely.
JT

 

[PowerTool]

Thanks for all the comments

Braved the curent arctic temperatures to make it as far as the workshop (all 5 paces of it,door to door :wink: ) for a while this morning.
Made a couple more mushrooms,then had a play with a block of tatajuba that I bought purely because I hadn't heard of it before.. :lol:

150mm square,55mm high,waxed.

Only caught my fingers about three times,and never drew blood once 8)

Andrew

 

[Woodmagnet]

You're braver than me Andrew, too bloody
cold by half to even open the back door today.
Nice turning mate, that's a new wood to me also.

 

[bobham]

That little square bead under the top is an excellent accent that produces a wonderful optical illusion in the profile view. I looked at that first picture and thought to myself: "Why does he have that board laying on top of his bowl?".

Very nice!
Bob

 

[Jenx]

Hi Andrew ....
Fantastic pieces, all !
Love the curvature of the sycamore bud vase, the burr is a stunner, the dyes have come out fantastically, the Tatajuba reminds me a bit of London Plane, and the piece itself is great and 'different'... in the 'I'll take a risk and try something different' way, and its worked really nicely.
Isn't Yew just the most gorgeous stuff ! My limited experience has yet to see the making of anything in yew.. I have a square, but have been keeping it until I feel confident enough to try and do it justice... your mushies are showing the wood off just perfect ! Very nice indeed.

If these pieces are 'just to get back in the groove'... can't wait to see what's coming once you feel your fully back in it !
All those look terrific !

Great Stuff !

-- & Pete.. hope you get back up and running 'soon as' ... been missing the 'rustic stuff' of late.. & need a 'fix' !! Good luck with getting yourself fully sorted in the next day or so.

 

[Paul.J]

Great to see you turning again Andrew
Some great pieces their.The Elm piece gets my vote though

 

[PowerTool]

Made a couple of platters this morning before a phone call altered my plans to make another

Elm (with a small patch of burr) 285mm diameter,35mm high,finished in foodsafe oil

Olive ash,300mm diameter,45mm high,foodsafe oil.

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

Ash certainly gives up some distinctive figuring, every time I look at a piece it reminds me of the sand ripples in an estuary.

Any problems with the oil initially lifting the grain Andrew?

 

[PowerTool]

Does slightly,Chas - I dry sanded to 240 grit,oiled it,then wet sanded at 320 to take the raised spots off,then re-oiled - so it's smooth as a babies bum.. :lol:

Andrew

 

[johnny.t.]

I love the elm platter, the simple style of it looks excellent with the figuring, the swirls around the bit of burr really make it.
How thick is it? I ask because it looks about 'right' to me and I want to have a go at making one myself . Any way great stuff Andrew

JT

 

[TEP]

Mornin' Andrew. As usual some nice stuff there, do like that piece of Elm Burr, and the first platter. Beautiful figure, and nice to actually use.

I can sympathise with you I've been hanging off a paint brush for the last week, hopefully I will be finished today. (Unless 'er indoors comes up wiv sumfink!) If not I will be in my garage, got some really nice pieces of tree wood from a couple of forum members and have not managed to get near them yet. Other than drool over them of course. :lol:

 

[PowerTool]

I love the elm platter, the simple style of it looks excellent with the figuring, the swirls around the bit of burr really make it.
How thick is it? I ask because it looks about 'right' to me and I want to have a go at making one myself . Any way great stuff Andrew

JT

Hi John - it's just a sweeping ogee profile,about 6mm thick,tapering to about 2 or 3 at the rim.
I think that generally,nicely figured timber only needs simple shapes.

Andrew

 

[Paul.J]

Nice couple of platters Andrew
Love that bit of burl on the first one

 

[maltrout512]

Turning some great pieces Andrew. I'm sure it's very rewarding.