Buckeye Hollow Form Critique and Comments Please

[Ken Vonk]

I thought I'd try a little different form with this piece of buckeye. Boy was this a tough piece of wood. It was full of mud, rocks, voids, bark and was murder on my tools. I ruined a band saw blade rounding out the blank.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Ken

[alex carey]

I think you need to post a few more pictures to adequately show this beauty off because it looks totally awesome.

What are the dimensions?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Ken,

That is gnarly and wickedly beautiful! I'll bet it made some noise when spinning on the lathe! Nicely done!

[Don Kondra]

Well worth a band saw blade :)

Cheers, Don

[Rick Hutcheson]

I like that. Shows that you don't have to have a perfect solid round peice of wood to make something outstanding.

[Ken Vonk]

Here's a view of the other side.

Ken

[Ken Vonk]

I have already taken it to the gallery to display but I think I remember the dimensions to be 11" tall and 8 1/2" in diameter. The wall thickness is just over 1/8" down to about 7" and then gradually thicker to 3/8" thick at the bottom. I left the bottom thicker because of a nasty bark inclusion that went right through the tenon. I was afraid that the whole thing would explode at the end of all that work...:eek:

Ken

[Steve Schlumpf]

Excellent! Great form - beautiful wood! Thanks for sharing!

[Ken Glass]

Ken,
Very well done to keep it together. I have always had Burled and spalted Buckeye chip on me. This is a great looking form. It has all the features in it to keep your attention and show how difficult it is to turn such a fragile Hollow form. One Bandsaw Blade = one beautiful piece. A small sacrifice.
Great work!

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that is just absolutely incredible!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow that is beautiful. Really worth the effort for sure. Well done.

[David E Keller]

Great looking piece... Must be as light as a feather. Great color and voids. Thanks for posting the photos

[Jeff Nicol]

Sometimes some sacfrifice must be made to accomplish the mission! That is a very nice piece! I love th shape the voids and the figure! Great job and well worth the hassle!

Thanks for sharing,

Jeff

[Rob Cunningham]

Ken, that's an amazing piece. Well worth the cost of a bandsaw blade.

[Dave Carey]

Ken,
That is an amazing piece and a tribute to your craftsmanship and tool control. Thanks for sharing it with us. Dave

[Mike Golka]

Well worth the effort, that's a beauty!

[Grant Wilkinson]

Extraordinary burl. Incredible craftsmanship.

[Chris Stolicky]

Good job. These HFs amaze me.

I know you did not ask for a name, but the first thing that came to mind when I saw this was that it should be named "What's Left". Just my thoughts...

I like it, and am amazed you get it to stay together.

[Sid Matheny]

It may have been a real pain but you made it worth all the effort in my eyes.

Sid

[neil mackay]

Ken,

:) been there and done that, great piece.

This is one where perseverance has paid hands down.

[Ken Vonk]

Chris,

I did name this piece. I call it "Diligence"

Thanks,

Ken

[Jon Lanier]

Wow... I really mean WOW!!! :eek:

[Dewey Torres]

Sorry to hear about your tools but then again...that is what the are for and the piece turned out great!

[John W Dixon]

Gorgeous! That piece is really awesome!

John