Spalted Maple Vessel....

[Wally Dickerman]

Another vessel made from a chunk of very special spalted maple. I wish that I had more like it. The collar is Bolivian rosewood and holly. About 7 inches in dia.

Wally

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work Wally! Amazing wood! Love all the color and curl! Thanks for sharing!

Hope you're feeling better!

[alex carey]

Wow that is beautiful wood, the spalting works so well with this piece.

[steven carter]

Wally,

This is a great hollow form, the wood is fantastic, as are your skills at presenting it.

Steve

[Mark Hubl]

Wally,

Nice form, that is some nice maple.

[Richard Madison]

Very special indeed, the wood AND the work. Glad you are (?) back in the shop again.

[Don McClure]

What type of finish did you use? Most finishes I use seem to darken the wood too much.

[Wally Dickerman]

What type of finish did you use? Most finishes I use seem to darken the wood too much.
Some of this wood is a bit soft as spalted wood often is. I applied one or two heavy coats of brush on Deft lacquer on the softer areas. After some careful sanding I put on several coats of Daly's Ben Matte Danish oil, polished in on the lathe.

I do most of my finishing on the lathe before parting the piece off. In order to do this I use a glue block on a lot of my turnings. When I was doing a lot more turning than I do these days, I would apply a coat of finish in a sort of production line...several pieces at a time, one after the other. It's a sort all day procedure. I remount and polish until the oil stops bleeding out. The result is a very good, long lasting finish.

Wally

[Don Orr]

Beautiful as always Wally. You must be feeling better. Glad to see you posting.

[John Keeton]

Beautiful!!! Love the wood and the form. The rosewood and holly really compliment the piece with just the right contrast. I wish you had more of it as well, as this piece really turned out great!

[jason lambert]

Wow nice wood, nice work!

[Toney Robertson]

That is some SWEET wood and your did your usual great job.

Toney

[George Guadiane]

And you did a really nice job making a beautiful piece of wood into a magnificent vessel.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Wally that is spectacular and the wood colors really compliment each other. Thanks for sharing! Alan

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Wally. The wood is outstanding.

[David E Keller]

Gorgeous chunk of wood and a very pleasing form. The collar is a nice touch as well, but I think that wood would look good with or without.

[Donny Lawson]

Very nice work.The spalting really sets it off.
Donny

[Steve Kubien]

She's a beauty Wally. You are right, that is some special maple.

Taking a cue from you and a few others more experienced than I am, I've been using glue blocks a bunch lately, threaded directly on the lathe spindle (via a Beall tap). I guess that makes them faceplates, just without screws. Love the flexibility and ability to remove a piece and remount it without worrying if it is square to it's previous mounting in the chuck.

Also, I may be at the point of giving up my captured hollowing rig because I'm having so much fun hollowing by hand. Thank you for steering me in that direction.

[Tony De Masi]

Beautiful piece Wally. Combo of the woods really works quite well.

You must be feeling somewhat better, at least I hope so.

Tony

[Gary Chester]

Great piece!!!

And I really like that little touch of holly!

[gary Zimmel]

That piece of wood sure has a lot happening in it Wally.
And you brought the best of it out...

[Greg Ketell]

WOW!! That is absolutely stunning. Beautiful wood and great form to show it off!

[Michael Jasani]

Exquisite wood and excellent form to match!

[Bill Bolen]

I sure can see why you want more of that "special" Maple. I believe that is the prettiest Maple I have seen. You did the wood proud with your form. Beautiful HF...Bill...

[Tim Hughes37]

What a beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing!

[Wally Dickerman]

All comments are appreciated.....

Wally