yew hollow form

[cornucopia]

hello folks

this form is 6" wide by 7" tall with a 7/8" hollowing hole

 

[Ad de Crom]

Normally I'm not a lover of hollow forms (read Vessels), but this one stole my heart.
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[tekno.mage]

That's a lovely form - and the shape shows off the grain in the yew beautifully.

Why do we wood turners call such items hollow forms, BTW?

My mum had an object of very similar shape & size as this yew hollow form for many years. Hers was made of blue glass and sat on a window ledge. She called it a vase. So far as I know she never put water or flowers in it, so never actually used it as a vase!!!

Kym

 

[yellowbelly]

My dad always said "Quality always fills your eye" and that form certainly does
Yellowbelly

 

[mark sanger]

Hi George

wot you finding pens too difficult now :lol: :lol:

This is a lovely flowing form and precisely executed as ever. It could not have been easy to have hollowed with such a deep neck, especially seeing I know you finish all your forms in one hit to a thin wall thickness of 2-3mm. Having to get this consistent for drying through out the whole piece is not easy at all.

Great craftsmanship.

 

[frugal]

Why do we wood turners call such items hollow forms, BTW?

The best description of a hollow form is that the narrowest point of the opening can be at most 1/3 of the width of the widest point of the form and that the inside of the form must be hollowed out (you are not allowed to just stick a drill bit down the neck to make a 7mm thick hole).

So in general the Hollow forms are a subset of vases. I.e. all hollow forms are vasses, but not all vases are hollow forms.

 

[Jacob]

...
Why do we wood turners call such items hollow forms, BTW? ...

Just simple pretentiousness isn't it?
What's wrong with bowl, bottle, urn, vase, cup, mug jug, etc?
You wouldn't ask somebody if they would like a hollow form of tea! :roll:

 

[mark sanger]

...
Why do we wood turners call such items hollow forms, BTW? ...

Just simple pretentiousness isn't it?
What's wrong with bowl, bottle, urn, vase, cup, mug jug, etc?
You wouldn't ask somebody if they would like a hollow form of tea! :roll:

Hi

No you wouldn't as a cup is either an open or closed form depending upon which classical shape it originated from.

The name of an item does not necessarily represent the form.

IE an Urn was for carrying ashes, an Amphora for oils or wine. But the form itself has a different name.

Just like a painter will paint the human form.

Not pretentious at all.

My apologies George for going off subject on your thread.

 

[Jacob]

No you wouldn't as a cup is either an open or closed form depending upon which classical shape it originated from.

What are these classical shapes and do they have names?

The name of an item does not necessarily represent the form.

"Urn shaped"?
Ovolo etc.

IE an Urn was for carrying ashes, an Amphora for oils or wine. But the form itself has a different name.

Yebbut what name, other than "urn shaped" etc?

Seems to me that things are either open (cup, bowl etc) or narrowed (bottle, urn, etc) and "hollow form" is just something woodturners have taken up as an expression, only recently (and only on this forum?).

 

[skeetoids]

I like this HOLLOW FORM very much indeed, the grain in the wood is excellent and the form is very appealing.

Although I've never turned a hollow form I agree with Mark in that it must not have been easy hollowing through such a long neck, excellent work.

I'm really beginning to appreciate your natural approach to wood too. Do you treat the wood with a finish at a later date or do you leave it natural?

Cheers,

Lee.

 

[George Foweraker]

Hello George.

Nice to see you are back to proper woodturning.
Lovely work as i would expect from yew.

Regards George

 

[cornucopia]

Thank you for all of your comments

Lee: i use lemon oil while the piece dries then I apply organoil to give it a slight sheen

 

[George Foweraker]

Hi George

The only thing that worries me about using Yew is that it can lose its colour do you see this as a problem.
If you do what is the answer?

Regards george

 

[cornucopia]

your right George it does darken over time (depending how sunny the area it is on display in)- i might try some osmo uv oil on this piece and see if it helps.
best wish's
George

 

[George Foweraker]

Thank you George where can i get info on it.

Regards George

 

[gasmansteve]

Striking piece George, love it,wondered what the brown marks/colouring are?
Steve

 

[cornucopia]

George: i orderd mine from here he is a member on the ukw and a really knowledgeable chap on all things finish's- if you dont want to mail order you can also order it from most johnstones decorating centres and some branch's of brewers also
It says exterior on the tin but i've used some on a hollow form which was then displayed inside for several months without any issue- it is brillant outside though aswell the water just beads of

Steve: the markings around the neck are a heart star shake which made the neck very fragile- the two dark blotch's on one the side are to do with a branch that was growing alongside (moulding itself in kindoff) the main trunk which this form was made from.

 

[OldWood]

Cornucopia - that is beautiful and so satisfying to the eye.

I'm not going to enter into the pedantic discussion on names but I have no difficulty with describing something which is artistic rather than functional with a specific name.

I'm probably not nearly far enough up the learning curve to make something like this but how is it held and do you turn the inside or outside first.

I am interested in the Osmo oil - I have an idea for a pair of wine coasters I want to make, one for white and one for red, but have been put off by the possibility of red wine ending up staining the white coaster. This looks like the solution - thanks.

Rob

 

[Oakbear]

That's a cracker George. Different and striknig but still a classic looking form.

Those shoulders must have been a bugger to do?!

 

[The Shark]

Hi George,

This is a super piece, fantastic piece of wood turned to your usual excellent standard :lol:

Malc