Take 2!

[Toney Robertson]

Well it is finished. I used some of the suggestions that were made here and came up with the following. Red mallee burl with an African blackwood pedestal. My first functional pedestal. 5" x 10" AO finish but I have not buffed it yet.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/186-86.jpg

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/186-86A.jpg

Toney

[Steve Schlumpf]

Toney - in a word - Sweet! Beautiful color combination! Love the overall form - especially the pedestal! You have a winner with this one!

Forgot to mention that I really like the photos also! Very nice work!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Toney...You nailed it in every way that you could! Gorgeous!

[Jake Helmboldt]

NICE! The pedestal has great proportions (in my opinion). It creates a nice goblet effect and appears much more integral than some pedestals.

[Ken Glass]

Toney,
This is, I believe, is your best to date. Form, Color, and Finish are excellent. I really like the way the pedestal really works with the Hollow Form. Simply wonderful.

[Dave Halter]

Beautiful! It flows very nicely.

Dave

[Bernie Weishapl]

Toney absolutely beautiful. Form, finish, and wood are great.

[Ted Calver]

Holy mackeral that's nice!! i really like the flow of the stem into the bowl and the combination of woods....and the great photos too!! It begs for a scoop of gourmet ice cream....just kidding :)

[alex carey]

Normally I don't like thick pedestals but I think this really works well. Great job on everything.

[Jim Kountz]

Wow...................Again....WOW!! That is just amazing work!!

[Rex Guinn]

WOW! I really like it, never thought of doing a pedestal like that.

[Robert McGowen]

And that would be a winner! Very nice Toney!

[Ben Gastfriend]

Definitely a great piece of work. The pedestal is great, and it feels more natural to me than some of the other pencil-thin pedestals I've seen. The color in that burl and the NE is amazing. Beautiful!

[Dewey Torres]

I had to search for take one. For all who wish to do the comparison, here it is: A sure improvement!
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/IMG_3173.jpg

[Curt Fuller]

My gosh, that's pretty Toney!

[Toney Robertson]

I had to search for take one. For all who wish to do the comparison, here it is: A sure improvement!
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/IMG_3173.jpg


Thanks Dewey, I was going to do a before and after and because of brain fade I forgot to do it.

Toney

[Pete Jordan]

I like everything about it!

[Mike Svoma]

Toney.....I like them both. Great wood and great finish. Nice job.

[Chris Struttman]

Toney,

Both versions are absolutely beautiful. How do you mount the pedestal to the vessel to get such a clean line between the two?

[Alan Huey]

Wow, this is really beautiful. I like the pedestal. Great work.

[Jeff Nicol]

Toney, That is very nice! I love the burl and the blackwood together! The rim of the bowl is perfect in its up and down waves.

Jeff

[Toney Robertson]

Toney,

Both versions are absolutely beautiful. How do you mount the pedestal to the vessel to get such a clean line between the two?

Chris,

My way of doing it was to turn and sand the pedestal with a tenon on both ends, one for the chuck and one to match the recess in the bowl. I then epoxied the pedestal to the bowl. The next day I chucked it up and with a foam cover block on the tail stock, I put just enough pressure on it for stability. I then blended the bowl and pedestal. I then flipped it around and turned off as much of tenon as I dared and then parted that down to a thin piece. Cut off the nub and sanded the bottom.

The whole time after joining the two parts was a bit nerve racking. I could envision all the BAD stuff that could happen but I took light cuts at pretty low revolutions.

Thanks to all for the comments. I do appreciate it.

Toney

[Brian Brown]

Toney,

That is beautiful. I love how the bowl for flows into the pedestal.