two yew vase's unsanded

[boysie39]

If i could make pieces like those in the first place,I'd be delighted to get a finish like that after sanding!!
I know that there are Profesional woodturners on our forum and we beginners and experienced turners benifit from their unselfish giving of their advice and help. But I make no apoliges when I personnaly single out George(Cornacopia)as the turner that has led ME in the simplest of manners to what I can attempt on the Lathe. Surley the WTA should be using his skills as a Teaching Turner for the benafit of all and to promote the art of woodturning. How can they be awakened to this.
If this has embarressed George in any way or rubbed others up the wrong way,my sincerest apoliges but I just had to say it. Thanks Geo, REgards Eugene( Boysie) .

 

[Bodrighy]

neil raised an intresting point about the tactile quality of wood- the two unsanded vase's do feel diffrent, like theres a slight texture on the surface.I wonder if this will be an issue?

If we go to great lengths to finish and sand a piece and then use a wire brush or other way of raising a texture then I cannot see why anyone should take issue but I suppose that theren are those whomwould think that a piece has not been finished. At the end of the day the tactile property of a piece is a big part of any wooden object IMHO and these lookm as though they have been worked and finished with a certain aim in mind. I agree that a piece that is left looking unfinished with rough end grain and tool marks may be not right but even then if the characteristic of the wood is enhanced by that go for it. In the states it is common to finish pieces with spray on lacquer and / or varnish giving a very high gloss. To me it looks plastic but to others it is what they want. Go for it George. Whatever you do you will never please everybody al the time.

Pete

 

[Jonzjob]

Well personally i reckon you can save yourself a lot of time and effort and leave them as they are. I'm sure there are purists who say it should be sanded but why?

pete

I was always under the impression that 'the purists' would turn their noses up at sanding? And if you are doing it properly then the finish from the tool should need no sanding to get it correct?

I normally sand my stuff because I could spend more of my life trying to get the 'purists' finish than is worth it. It's always great to achieve that finish, but... there are limits.

Lovely shapes, both of them. Yew has got to be one of my favorites and I was lucky enough to be given a load when we lived in Stroud and I still have some that I bought over here.

 

[Bodrighy]

Well personally i reckon you can save yourself a lot of time and effort and leave them as they are. I'm sure there are purists who say it should be sanded but why?

pete

I was always under the impression that 'the purists' would turn their noses up at sanding? And if you are doing it properly then the finish from the tool should need no sanding to get it correct?

Purists or perfectionists....whatever, you can guarantee that whatever you do someone will be snooty about it. At the end of the day if you are a hobbyist you do things to please yourself and maybe a few others but if you are selling you have to do things that people want, even if you don't like it yourself. I sand treen to a fine finish using 1200 wet & dry and don't always even oil, darned if I am going to do that with all my stuff :lol:

Pete

 

[cornucopia]

these pieces are now dry so i will be oiling all three pieces soon and will post up comparison pics to see if the finish looks diffrent etc