Burled Oak Form

[Ken Glass]

Hey Gang,
Here is a burled Oak form I just finished. The wood was a real bargain at $6. I hope I did it justice. It is 6" wide and 8-1/2" tall overall. The pedestal is ebonized Walnut. Sorry about the picture quality. I really need to get some better lighting. Anyway critiques and comments are always welcome.
Thanks for looking.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ken - that sure is an interesting piece! Very nice job keeping all the bark! Balanced form, good wood color contrasts and your finish highlights the wood without a lot of glare. Nice work!

[curtis rosche]

that is a relly awsome peice. my critique
you said the lighting was bad, but that can sometimes be a good thing. because of the lighting, i noticed if you look closley in a couple spots (right around where the light reflection is), you can see that the finish isnt completly smooth, but the wood is, like where the finish soaked it in some spots and layed on top on other spots. i dont know if you have buffed the peice yet or not or if you plan on it. but if i were you, i would smooth that finish out or put some more and and then smooth, to make it like glass. on any other peice i wouldnt look twice. but on this peice, it just looks so cool that you look really close at it and you wouldnt want that to show up.

you asked for and that is just what caught my eye. everything else about it looks great. good job

[Ken Glass]

Curtis,
Thanks for your comments. There is no finish on this piece. It is only two part Beall buffed with Tripoli and Carnuba Wax. . The Burled Wood is naturally rough.

[Mike Stephens]

Beautiful Ken.

[Curt Fuller]

Oh Man, that is pretty!

[Bill Bolen]

That awfully pretty Ken! Guess it will take a spot of honor on your shelf. It sure would on mine...Bill..

[curtis rosche]

no finish!? wow that looks really really good for no finish

[Skip Spaulding]

Very, very nice, I like the NE and the contrast.Probably double your money!;)

[John W Dixon]

Ken, Very nice, love the look of that burl!

John

[Chris Rae]

Great job!! I love the NE on it, and a cool piece of wood!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Ken that is one pretty piece. I really like the look of it with no finish. Well done.

[Steve Mawson]

Really nice, how do you attach the piece to the pedestal?

[Mark Hubl]

Nice. Good job keeping all that bark on! Looks very good. Did you ebonize the walnut with vinegar/steel wool?

[Ken Glass]

Steve,
The pedestal is not yet affixed to the form, but I will probably glue it with CA to keep from having someone drop it. It is kind of fragile.

Mark,
I used Min-Wax Black Ebony stain, two coats and then rattle can lacquer three coats.