Lidded Maple HF

[Steve Schlumpf]

Maple hollow form with ebonized Cherry lid and unknown hardwood dowel for the finial. It is 6 ½” high to top of finial, 3” in diameter and 1/8” thick. Sanded to 320 grit and has 5 coats of Minwax Wipe-On Gloss Poly.

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As always – your comments, opinions and critiques are welcome!

Thanks for looking!

[David Christopher]

very nice Steve, love the color and shape

[Tamara Brown]

Nice shape and beautiful finial!

[alex carey]

As usual a great job, finial seems a tad bulky though. I do tend to prefer skinny finials though.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty Steve. Great form and finial.

[John W Dixon]

Steve, you've done it again. Nice work and I really like the finial. Nice contrast of the woods.

John

[Mark Hix]

Love the shape, it just says pick me up and hold me and look at me!

[Jim Kountz]

Stunning work Steve!! I love the rim just under the finial, the wood is really nice to look at.

Well done!!

[Mike Minto]

steve, you sure have been posting alot lately - much to our delight and envy! that sure is a nice turning - wonderful finial. GWE here.

[Don Carter]

Great looking piece, Steve! Do you use India ink to do the ebonizing? Really like the way the lid continues the shape of the HF. Thanks for showing it.

[ROY DICK]

Steve,

Very good. The flow is outstanding. I love the finial work you did.

Roy

[Terry Achey]

Steve, very attractive form and the usual quality workmanship. Thanks for sharing. Nice photo work, too.

Terry

[Tom Wilson66]

Looks really good. One thing that struck me is you have said to avoid straight lines, such as on the lower portion of the HF. You seem to have pulled it off very nicely, though. Wonder what you would think of doing the lower portion slightly concave? this would emphasize the swell of the largest diameter. Might or might not help, but worth considering. Looks good as is.

[Bill Wyko]

Another beautifully done HF Steve. I really like the shape and the finial really brings it all together.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone - I do appreciate it!

Alex - I will agree that the finial can use some more refinement but figure that comes with doing. I'll get there!

Tom - this particular form is something I have had in mind for a while now and wanted to try it and see if it works. The concave sides is something that I considered and may end up doing on the next one - more of an evolutionary design change. I agree that normally straight lines should be avoided when turning hollow forms - and that was one of the reasons why I wanted to try this particular shape. I am starting to think that straight areas can be used but must be part of the design and not look like a flat spot in the middle of a curve - if you catch my drift.

As mentioned - this form is just something I am toying with and you never really know what works until you try.

Thanks again for all the comments!

[Mark Norman]

Love the piece Steve. The flow of the shape from bottom to top is like music with the finial being the crescendo!

Great form!

[Richard Madison]

Nothing wrong with a heart-shaped HF. They do not all have to be roundy-round. But consider a new lid/finial with a concave base that blends into top of the HF, and a slightly more concave top section of the finial.

You answered too soon. Was not done writing this.

[jack richington]

lovely work

[Bill Bolen]

Pretty piece Steve and an interesting form that I would not have looked for under your name. New forms are always a lot of fun. I know how much effort you must have put into the finial and it works well with the straight sided form! Great job...Bill..