Spalted Maple Pot - critiques/comments welcome

[Mike Minto]

I turned this a few months ago, don't think I posted it. Anyway, this pot is about 8 inches tall, 4 inches wide and is about 1/4" thick. I'm pretty sure it's maple, but whatever wood it is I sure like the spalting; hope you do, too. I hollowed this one blind, before I got my Jamieson system. Mike

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - sure is some great looking wood! Interesting form! The undercut rim must have been a challenge! Nice work on the finish!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Interesting form and great looking wood Mike.

[Rusty Smith]

Very nice work. Can you share how you did the undercut?

[Mike Minto]

Rusty, if I can remember correctly, it's been a while...I probably used a combination of my Crown PM 5/8" fingernail gouge to start, and when that would not reach any farther under, my Sorby Hollowmaster with the round cutter. Yeah, that sounds familiar - they are a good combination for this sort of thing, for me. Thanks for looking, Mike

[Jim Kountz]

Some very unusual grain, I really like it, well done!!

[John W Dixon]

Very interesting piece of wood. Nice job.

John

[Mark Norman]

veddy nice..

Veddy nice indeed!