Rose Bud HF

[Bob Hallowell]

This was my first attemped at carving, I used my $5 carving vise from the other thread. I used some carbide burrs, files and sandpaper.

I tried to make it look like a rose bud, I got the wood from Keoni and he told me it was Koa but it doesn't look like the other peice of Koa I used. It stands 7"x5". I finished with buffed AO and painted the inside Black to make the shape stand out more.

Bob

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks really good to me Bob! I like the soft finish! Really nice work on the carving! Looks like one side folds inside the other! The blackened inside does make the carving stand out - cool effect! Nice work!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is really nice Bob. I really like the form and finish. Well done.

[Bob Hallowell]

Thanks for the kind words guys

[steven carter]

Really beautiful, the dark painted inside really sets it off!

Steve

[Jim Kountz]

Bob I like it alot!! Great job on the carving and especially using the vise you made yourself, thats gotta feel good right!!
Just asking here but were you shooting for a pink background in the photo? If not your white balance needs set/adjusted to get rid of that pink hue. Looks good either way but I know everything I took a picture of there for a while had the same pink look to it until I discovered the trouble was the WB setting.

Again, excellent job on the turning/carving!!

[Richard Madison]

Great looking piece Bob. You are now an arteeest. Always cool to delve into a new area of the wood turning art. As Dewey says, I too will carve something someday, instead of just sticking little segments together. Maybe.

[Dewey Torres]

The craving really stands out. Great work!

[Bill Bolen]

I love everything you did here. Beautiful piece. All your hard work really paid off. How did you home made chuck mount work out? Did it hold steady enough for your?...Bill..

[John Frigillana]

:rolleyes: Bob, that is a nice hollow form. No, it doesn't look like Koa. Looks more like Kamani . I also sent a piece of Milo and Kou. DO you have the labels that was attached?

[Keith Burns]

Bob, this is very nice. I like the black interior. I also like the subtle carving. Works perfect.

[Bob Hallowell]

:rolleyes: Bob, that is a nice hollow form. No, it doesn't look like Koa. Looks more like Kamani . I also sent a piece of Milo and Kou. DO you have the labels that was attached?

thanks for the kind words guys

Keoni, it had koa written on it from you with a marker. It had a silver bark and love to tear out.

Bob

[Toney Robertson]

Very elegant.

Toney

[John Frigillana]

:eek: Bob, I may have wrote it in hast. When you mentioned silver bark it could only be the Kou not koa. Th AO that you used ,does it have a tint to it? I have a pic of a piece of Kou with Danish oil and buffed.

[Gary Kvasnicka]

Very nice HF! Maybe one day I will try something that artistic. I am just now getting good at making things round.:)