First finial HF on pedestal

[Jeff Nicol]

Well here is the HF I have been working on with a pedestal base and finial top. The body is made from White Pine with some blue mold/spalting and the finial and base are made from East Indian Rosewood. There is a small collar of Paduak for pop of color. It is 10 1/4" tall and 3" wide, it is hollowed to about 3/32 thick and has a coat of tung oil finish on it right now. Still wondering if I will leave it the way it is or give it a few more coats and buff a bit. But anyway here it is and what do you think?

Thanks,

Jeff

[David Christopher]

WOW that is a beautiful HF. and I think that is the best looking piece of pine Ive ever seen....well done

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow! Now that's nice! Looks like no pine I have ever seen before! At first glance it looks like some form of stone - marble? alabaster? Great effect! Nice work on the pedestal and finial! The Rosewood really adds some rich color without detracting from the hollow form portion. Nice detail work on both and the Paduak ring does add some visual interest when you see the top of the piece!

Nice Jeff - real nice!

[Alan Trout]

I love it Jeff, Great work!!

[Greg Haugen]

Beautiful!! Nice Work Jeff!!

[Cyril Griesbach]

Very well done, Jeff.

[Jack Giovo]

Got my vote for some nice work choice of wood and workmanship:D

Great looking piece.

Jack

[Don Carter]

Jeff:
Beautiful! Great color combinations and I love the pine. Wow! Great work.

All the best.

Don

[steven carter]

Jeff,

Super job! I never would have guessed the hf was pine. Good form, I think I would buff for a little more shine to it.

Steve

[alex carey]

That is a very nice looking HF. Shape is perfect. nicely done.

[Ken Glass]

Jeff,
You hit a homer with this one. Shape, fit, and finish. It has great lines and I really like the small amount of color contrasting the collar under the finial gives. I also have not seen Pine like that before. Its very rich looking

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jeff that is a beauty Jeff. Really nice pine.

[Mike Svoma]

That is very nice Jeff. I'll have to come down and check that one out.

Mike :):):)

[Ben Gastfriend]

It looks great, especially for pine. Never seen pine look that good. Usually I like extra shiny, but I think the matte finish here works great, especially with the contrast you have between the finial and the body.

[Toney Robertson]

Very nice Jeff.

I am not a pine fan but that is one beautiful piece of pine.

Well done.

Toney

[Randy Hoch]

Jeff,
I love this piece. Everything works - color, form, pedestal, finial. You've got a great eye and the technique to match.
Randy

[Jim Kountz]

Nope, sorry Jeff, this one is just too perfect, you have to modify it somehow so my posts dont look so bad!!
Awesome job and I cant believe thats pine!! Fantastic!!

[Jeff Nicol]

Good morning alll, Thank you very much for the great response on this piece. I had the block of pine sitting on the bench for a while and knew it needed a special thing made out of it. There was a knot where the collar is so there is some curl from that and it has some pinkish hues along with the gray mold. White pine has so much to offer to us that turn but is mostly forgotten. It is very soft and it you look at it wrong you can dent or scratch it. It is very light too which is good for me with my bum sholders when turning larger pieces. But like I said before it smells so good when you are turning it! I have a ton of it and keep lots of the pretty pieces around the knots. Lots of time when you turn the areas around the knots you will get a tranlucent amber color from the hardened sap and light shows right through it.

Thanks again and I will stop rambling!

Jeff :D

[Allen Schmid]

Jeff,
This is a really nice piece you have here. Nice job with balancing the height of each piece and making a well proportioned work of art.
Allen