A Couple of Pierced Pieces....

[Wally Dickerman]

The HF w/finial is maple burl and ebony. It's 5 inches in dia. and about 7 inches tall. The bowl w/short pedestal is 5 inches in dia. and it's madrone burl and ebony.

C and C welcome.

Wally

[alex carey]

Both are beautiful, love the first one though.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Excellent work on both pieces Wally! I find it interesting that you have such a unique style of piercing that I can recognize your work from just a small photo! I really like the bowl on a pedestal - looks very fragile - yet balanced. Your hollow forms have always been inspirational! I really like the way the delicate finial continues the upper curve of the hollow form! I still have a lot to learn and really appreciate these examples of what can be! Thanks for sharing!

[Gary Herrmann]

Beautiful work as always, Wally. The vessel is spectacular.

[Eugene Malone]

Wally Superb, Brillant, top class. Can only sit and admire and wonder! Stunning pieces really love them. REgards Eugene.

[Mike Minto]

whoa! i am humbled - excellent pieces! mike

[Richard Madison]

Gorgeous work Wally. Always amazed at the delicate structure that remains after piercing. Nice shape on the hf.

[BILL DONAHUE]

Wow, those are terrific. I wish I could pick them up and really study them. What tools do you use for piercing? I've tried a dremel and had no luck. Probably need to get some different bits.

[Bill Bolen]

Those are breath taking Wally. The pattern of the piercing on the HF is just awe inspiring and so original....Bill...

[Wally Dickerman]

Wow, those are terrific. I wish I could pick them up and really study them. What tools do you use for piercing? I've tried a dremel and had no luck. Probably need to get some different bits.

Bill, I do the piercing with a high speed dental tool. 350,000 rpm. It's air driven. I bought the tool from Binh Pho. The drill is smaller in dia. than a pin. The wood needs to be turned to 1/16th inch. to do the job.

Wally

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Wally. I love them both. The HF is stunning.

[Chris Rae]

Just awesome, I love the hollow form!!

[Brian Novotny]

that HF is genious.

[Jon Lanier]

Dude! :eek:

[Jarrod McGehee]

Those are both awesome. And the HF is beautiful. Love it!

how do you do that? then you go back over it with a wood burning tool?

[jeremy levine]

Wow great stuff, how much time would say it takes, turning and piercing

[Joe Aliperti]

That first piece belongs in a museum. Incredible.

[Wally Dickerman]

Those are both awesome. And the HF is beautiful. Love it!

how do you do that? then you go back over it with a wood burning tool?

All of the enhancing was done with the dental tool. It has a high rpm (350,000) so it does a little burning. I ususally leave the burned black in the openings. (I could say that I'd painted it with a tiny brush, but I won't.)

Wally

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

Wally, your work is always a pleasure to see. I especially like the HF.

[Wally Dickerman]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Wally

[charlie knighton]

very nice, 1/16 inch, huh, nice form, nice wood, steady nerves to turn that beatiful wood that thin :D thanks for sharing

[Wally Dickerman]

Wow great stuff, how much time would say it takes, turning and piercing

I don't keep track of the time on these things. Probably at least 10 hours turning and piercing/texturing.

Wally

[Cody Colston]

Both pieces are absolutely stunning, as usual. I think, though, that I prefer the bowl to the hollow form just because of it's symetry. The HF is sorta "busy" to my (untrained) eye.

For the piercing on the bowl, how do you arrive at the pierced shape? Do you have a pattern(s) you use, do you freehand it as you go?

[Jim C Bradley]

Hi,

Those pieces are so far beyond this newbee turner that they are just a dream. They are beautiful!

Enjoy,

Jim

[Jarrod McGehee]

You use the tool in a dremel then I'm guessing? I like the burned in look on the edges. It gives it a really cool feel to things.