Segmented Sun and Moon

[Larry Marley]

This is an extension of the Country Mile turning...

Curly maple, Pecan, Cherry, Hard maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, Pau Amarillo, Purple heart.

324 Pieces, 9.25" wide by 7.25" tall.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Larry that is a beauty. I like the form and finish looks good.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice work!

[Scott Hackler]

Very cool looking. I cant imagine what a pain it was to glue up!

[David E Keller]

Very nice... My eyes start to cross just thinking about the glue up on this one.

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's amazing!

[Steve Schlumpf]

That's great! Has a wonderful folk art feel to it and the scenes remind me of some of the old quilts you see on Antiques roadshow! Very imaginative!

Thanks for sharing!

[Frank Van Atta]

Beautiful form, great finish. What's not to like?

[John Keeton]

Larry, great follow up!! As on the previous one, the perspective on the landscape pane is very well done, and I really like the pane with the moon/stars. Really an excellent piece.

I am curious on your finishing schedule. That is my current challenge, and I would love to know what you use, and the steps in your schedule. Thanks.

[Donny Lawson]

That is VERY Nice but I would'nt want to glue all that up.
Donny

[Toney Robertson]

That's great! Has a wonderful folk art feel to it and the scenes remind me of some of the old quilts you see on Antiques roadshow! Very imaginative!

Thanks for sharing!

That's a +1 for me. Very well stated.

Toney

[Roland Martin]

That is really an interesting segment Larry. Not only the scenery is fabulous, but the form & finish are awesome also. Fantastic work!

[Mike Golka]

Another grand piece sir! well done.

[Rob Cunningham]

Great work Larry. Looks like you need a lot of patience to do that.

[Steve Vaughan]

You folks are so great at doing this stuff. I cannot for the life of me get it in my mind how to get it done...from this and a few others I've seen on this board, it's like trying to actually visualize in my mind an optical illusion! Really a nice piece there!

[Bill Bolen]

Superb piece Larry. My wife is a fanatic quitler and the scenery reminds me of many quilt patters now done in wood.

[Mark Hubl]

Larry,

That is really a nice piece. Love both scenes but the moon and night are my favorites. Lovely work.

[Leo Graywacz]

Beautiful.

Any shots of the glue up sequence?

[Larry Marley]

Thank you for the kind response.

Leo,
I did take some pictures during the process, I posted it in my "News and Current Projects" section as I went along.
You can see it here:
http://marleyturned.com/News_and_Projects.php

John,
I just used Shellac on this piece. About 8 coats, then wet sanded with 400 using Mineral spirits. Then micro abrasives up to 4000 and Beal buffed.

I really do need to grow up and use laquer...

[Matt Ranum]

I'm in awe of what you can do with small blocks of wood!:eek:

A beautiful followup piece. Will there be a third in the series?:D

[Leo Graywacz]

Thanks Larry. That was interesting.

[Larry Marley]

Will there be a third in the series?:D
Hi Matt,
The short answer is probably.

I started keeping a list of ideas. Each turning prompts another, the ideas are coming fast.

I am a little nervous of a "series"...

I already call my garage a shop. the next step is to call it a Studio.
It is a slippery slope, pretty soon I will start appreciating poetry, eating products made from soy. A guy just has to be careful.
So, I will focus on making a few, bunch, sampling, pod, collection, group, maybe a progression, but Series? I don't know...:)

[Matt Ranum]

Hi Matt,
The short answer is probably.

I started keeping a list of ideas. Each turning prompts another, the ideas are coming fast.

I am a little nervous of a "series"...

I already call my garage a shop. the next step is to call it a Studio.
It is a slippery slope, pretty soon I will start appreciating poetry, eating products made from soy. I guy just has to be careful.
So, I will focus on making a few, bunch, sampling, pod, collection, group, maybe a progression, but Series? I don't know...:)


Whoa!! Now lets not get too drastic here, pace yourself by maybe drinking "light" beer while munching on some celery sticks or something while contemplating the whole "series" thing.:p

[Steve Vaughan]

Yeah, I was right there with ya up to calling your garage a studio, I'm good with that, but then I got lost at the soy part...ewwwww, yuk! I'm gonna just keep spitting tobacco juice in the wood shavings on the floor of my studio.

And, thanks for the link!

[Doug W Swanson]

Larry,

That is some amazing work.

How much time does that take to plan out?

Doug

[Bill Bulloch]

Wow -- what detail. I visit your web site often just to drool over your work. Your postings inspire us novices. I hope you keep posting.

[Larry Marley]

Larry,

That is some amazing work.

How much time does that take to plan out?

Doug

Doug,
I started thinking about it while I was making the Country Mile, so it was playing in my head for a few weeks.
It took a couple hours to decide on, and draw out the feature ring,
about 25 hours to build the blank, probably 40 hours in total.
Thanks again for everyone's comments.