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Steve Schlumpf
02-28-2009, 4:43 PM
I actually turned this lidded box a year ago, put it up on the shelf and forgot about it. I have been asked to give a small demo on finials this coming Tuesday at our turning club and thought this would be good for show & tell. I remember turning this as an experiment in shape as well as for the combinations of different woods.
Woods used are: birdseye maple for the hollow form, cherry for the lid and pedestal, curly maple for the finial. Sanded to 400 and has 3 coats of Minwax Wipe-On Gloss Poly. Plan on buffing it just before going to the meeting Tuesday. Dimensions: 8” to top of finial x 3” max diameter. The hollow form portion is close to or slightly less than 3/32” thick.
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As always, your comments, critiques or opinions are welcome!
Thanks for looking!
Note to Tamara Brown: the fit of the lid on this box is very close to what you have on your first lidded box. I spent quite a while critiquing the form on mine and is why I offered you the suggestion about continuing curves.
Bill Bolen
02-28-2009, 4:55 PM
Superb piece Steve! As nice as that is I can't see how you forgot about it. First stages of "old timers"? Great example for the club and I hope it goes well for all of you...Bill...
Don Carter
02-28-2009, 5:23 PM
Steve:
Wow! Forgot about it! Beautiful piece, and I love the combination of woods. Did I say, Wow?
All the best.
Don
Dewey Torres
02-28-2009, 5:43 PM
Steve,
Good luck with the demo. Your club is lucky to have you.
Toney Robertson
02-28-2009, 5:48 PM
Steve,
Very nice. It is not often that you see similar colored woods for the different components. I like it.
Toney
Paul Douglass
02-28-2009, 8:24 PM
That is a beautiful piece of work!
Ken Glass
02-28-2009, 9:14 PM
Steve,
The HF looks like it is dripping with beads of water. The figure in it is really cool. I like the whole piece and the Finial color was an excellent choice. Very well done!!
charlie knighton
02-28-2009, 9:23 PM
very nice...
Tamara Brown
02-28-2009, 9:47 PM
Steve, thank you. I do see what you are talking about with the continuation of the curvalinear lines. I just need so much more practice.
I really do like the combination of the woods here and I never would have thought of curly maple for a finial, but it looks great. I like the pedestal as well. Great piece!
Steve Mawson
02-28-2009, 10:26 PM
Very nice, how did you attach the base to the HF? Looks great.
Jack Giovo
02-28-2009, 10:41 PM
I have to agree with the rest of the posts - very nice job - good use of different woods all in all a great piece of work.:D
Jack
Bernie Weishapl
03-01-2009, 12:10 AM
Steve that is a beauty. Really like the finial and the wood combo. Well done.
Dean Thomas
03-01-2009, 1:03 AM
Nice piece. Wood combo is just different enough to highlight both without one overshadowing the other.
The details really make the piece for me--the direct relationship between the body with pedestal and the scaled down echo in the finial make me smile. Very nice piece. LOVE symmetry.
Jeff Nicol
03-01-2009, 5:50 AM
Steve, I love the woods and the finial, but I think the pedestal could have been a bit more refined. As you said you were figureing out form and things and have gotten it much better since that one. I have to get in the shop as yesterday was our turners guilds meeting and we had a guest demonstrator in. It got me fired up to do some turning!
Jeff
Tony De Masi
03-01-2009, 7:49 AM
Beautiful piece Steve. Love the combos of the wood with just enough contrast in them. Well done.
Tony
Steve Schlumpf
03-01-2009, 9:20 AM
Thanks for the kind words everyone - I do appreciate it!
Steve - I used a tenon/recess with a touch of glue to hold the pedestal and hollow form together.
Dean - you are the first to notice the finial mimics the larger form.
Jeff - you are correct in that the pedestal could have been more refined but I remember trying to create the effect of a poached egg sitting in it's holder. Just wanted a simple modern style curve so it would not take away from the hollow form.
Thanks again everyone!
Jim Kountz
03-01-2009, 9:32 AM
Steve as usual another fantastic job. The form is great the finial is great. Wish I could make that meeting Tues but its just a little bit far for me to drive there!!
Steve Schlumpf
03-01-2009, 9:47 AM
Jim - if you jump in your truck now you should be able to make it!
Mitchell Cholewinski
03-01-2009, 7:45 PM
Steve
Very nice work Steve, looks great. Congratulations on a job well done. Mitch
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