Wedding goblets. For critique

[Bodrighy]

Out of the blue I have been asked to make a pair of goblets for a celtic wedding by someone who stumbled on my website by accident

I have made two different goblets and whichever one they choose I'll make a duplicate (that's the hard part) Traditional captive rings on both

This is made from the prickly pear and is 6 1/2" tall, bowl is 3 1/2" dia x 2 1/4" deep. Outside is finished with friction polish to a high gloss and inside with copious layers of melamine laquer as they want to drink toasts in mead from them.



This one is in cherry, 7" tall with a 3" dia. 2 1'2" deep bowl. Same finish




Comments and critique welcome

 

[DaveL]

Now I love these.

I need some bigger blanks and a captive ring tool. :roll:

 

[dickm]

Wow, Pete, those are really something. Of the two, I like the prickly pear one slightly better, as it has thinner stem, but without it being silly-thin. But reckon the recipient would be thrilled with either.

Hope you get a share of the mead

 

[The Shark]

Hi Bodrighy,
2 very nice pieces there.
My personal favourite is the cherry one, I find the stem more pleasing to the eye, and the captive rings appear smaller and thus less intrusive (I'm not sure that is the correct word, but you know what I mean).
As always, however, it is only my opinion, and as I said before, 2 excellent goblets.
I'm sure the recipients will be over the moon.

Malc

 

[Paul.J]

Those are a couple of crackers Pete
The PP looks to have turned and finished nicely.
Both look sturdy and i'd be happy with either
I would like to have seen the foot on the Cherry one just a tad wider.
How did you apply the Melamine finish.Was it sprayed on :?:

 

[CHJ]

I prefer the PP one for overall form, but it's marginal, I prefer the tighter top bead on the cherry but the slimmer stem of the PP, pity they don't want a His and Hers pair.

Job Done!!

Either get my vote for style and finish.

 

[Oakbear]

Very nice.

I'd be well happy with either, but the pear one just pips it for me. I love the high gloss finish with that wood too.
I wondering where the hell to source some prickly pear from now!

DaveL - You don't need a specific captive ring tool to turn them, just undercut the rings to free them. I think the captive ring tools are more for rapid reproducing of a set diameter, although i've never used one.

 

[stevebuk]

stunners pete, really brilliant., now if i could go to my cabin and produce stuff like that every time i would be a very happy chappie.. :lol:

 

[miles_hot]

I prefer the PP one as it just seems to have a nicer shape and the stem is thinner - it looks something closer to a glass than a metal tankard type. However I'd echo the Shark's comment about the rings - on the PP they sort of lie all over the base and look somehow untidy where as the smaller ones on the cherry are more of a detail.

Fantastic goblets the pair of them - they'll be a lucky couple

Miles

 

[johnny.t.]

Both very nice Pete . Hard to choose which one I like best as they both have great qualities 8) The PP came up well. I do like the shape of the stem on the cherry one, it suits the overall style perfectly and I prefer the larger rings on the PP one as well as the colour.
Really good work though with both and not a hole or bark inclusion in sight :lol: :lol:

Good luck making the matching one for the goblet they pick, I guess you can use the other one for a mead session of your own :lol:

JT

 

[oddsocks]

I can't go against the tide - the pear is my favourite as well - as I read the start of the thread I thought one of each would be good - similar to OPJ comment re his and hers.

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Pete,

Of the 2 I think I prefer the P/Pear. If I were to be SUPER critical, I think the stem is a little to short for the goblet but is really lovely all the same.

The Cherry one is also really good, I would just prefer a slightly slimmer stem and lighter looking foot (it somehow looks a bit heavy)

As for the rings, I can't decide which I prefer...

As I said, I'm being super critical, I'm sure the happy couple will love them!! They really are a lovely (prickly) pair :wink:

Cheers,

Richard

 

[boysie39]

Pete, I would go for the cherry one the stem looks to me as a celtic piecee should look, Strong and sturdy. The PP looks good too,but I think the cherry is more in tune with the time when they would have been useing wooden goblets. Just my way of seeing it. But I would be happy with either. REgards Boysie.

 

[Bodrighy]

Thanks for all the comments.

I try to make the feet on goblets 2/3rd's the dia. of the bowl. Works most of the time :lol:

The stems were left thicker than I'd normally do them as they are going to be used and probably left lying around a bit so I was wary of them being fragile.

My biggest problem with goblets is seeing them as they will look when standing up. Horizontal on the lathe they always look different. Overall I am quite pleased with them but the critiques mentioned are all valid. Now I have the hard part of duplicating them. Now that takes a skill that I hope I have #-o

Wish me luck. Hopefully I will eb able to post a pair that actually look the same :lol:

Pete

 

[PowerTool]

I'll also vote prickly pear,but that's because of the colour and shine,rather than the style.
And they are both excellent,I would be very happy to have either

Andrew

 

[loz]

Cherry one gets my vote, but i love them both.

The recipients will cherish either im sure.


Loz

 

[John. B]

I'm with Eugine on this .
The Cherry does it for me because of the Celtic association.
But both are really nice. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

John. B

 

[NikNak]

Cherry for me please......





Nick