Buckeye Hollow form

[Ken Vonk]

Here is another piece I finished recently. This piece is made from buckeye burl and is hollowed to approximately 3/16" thick. It measures 8" in diameter and 10 3/4" tall. Finished with several coats of gloss WOP. Your comments and critique are always welcome. I hope you will all excuse the flood of postings. I was asked to be the featured artist for June at Gallery 726 and had to get these done in time.

Thanks, Ken

[John Keeton]

Now, this one is special!!! Drop dead gorgeous wood, love the rim treatment, and the piece has a lot of intrigue to it. Really nice!

And, I suspect a little teeth clenching was going on while turning it, too!;):eek:

[Brian Brown]

Wow! That is really gorgeous. Nice piece of wood, and great execution.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ken - I really like doing hollow forms because you can create things that no one else can - when the wood cooperates! You managed to pull off a one-of-a-kind form here that you should be proud of!

Excellent form - beautiful wood! Couldn't ask for anything more!

Congrats on being a featured artist at Gallery 726! Hope it leads to many more openings! Here's the website: http://gallery726.com/

[Bill Bolen]

Stunning piece Ken.

[Allen Neighbors]

Looking at this, I can see why you will be the featured artist!! Wonderful job, on a truly exceptional piece of timber!! :)

[John Hart]

Dazzling piece Ken. The wood, of course, is awesome, but I am particularly fond of the form. Very nice.:)

[Frank Van Atta]

Beautiful HF. I never saw a piece of Buckeye Burl I didn't like.

[charlie knighton]

very nice, thanks for sharing

[brian watts]

Excellent form - beautiful wood!

[alex carey]

that is a nice burl, nice job with the shape and the piece itself. Must have been somewhat challenging.

[Wally Dickerman]

Hey Ken, well done. Your dad's favorite wood. He's going to like this one.

Wally

[Roland Martin]

Wow, what a turning, and congratulations on being the featured artist (well deserved) What an interesting hunk of wood and the form is exceptional. That piece would have never had a chance of staying together on my lathe:D. Speaking for myself, and I bet most others, not even close to tiring of your posts. Best of luck!!

[David E Keller]

Wonderful piece. You did a great job with a fantastic piece of wood.

[Aaron Wingert]

That's one of the neatest HF's I've seen here in a long time. I could stare at that piece of wood for hours.

[George Guadiane]

Off The Freakin Hook!
THAT is NICE!!!

[Tim Rinehart]

Ken,
As has been said, everything about that piece is beautiful, the overall form, the rim detail (I'm partial to similar treatments at rim), capturing enough of the burl void to draw the eye around the piece without being so much it takes away from shape, and a wonderful finish.
I've got a couple smaller pieces of BB stashed away...but good golly man, that was a big chunk to start with!! Perhaps I could attempt a 'mini-HF' like that, but can't imagine cost to buy a chunk that large.

Congrats on gallery entry and fantastic job on so many pieces.

[bob svoboda]

Just beautiful Ken!

[Matt Hutchinson]

Very nice Ken!! I love buckeye burl, and this is a very stunning piece. Awesome work, and congrats on getting featured!!

Hutch

[jeremy levine]

Great HF and congrats. on the gallery. Does the HF have a name because I would suggest "Storm in a Jar" . Wild wood !

[David DeCristoforo]

This is... well... it's just a fantastic piece of work. Amazing piece of wood and the form just makes me.. OK, not going there! But I love the way the rim is broken by the void in the wood. Gives it an "ancient" feeling like something that was found in an archeological dig...

[Mike Minto]

really nice form - lots of air, great color and finish. thanks for posting.

[Rob Cunningham]

Stunning work Ken. Congrats on being featured in the gallery.

[David Hullum]

That is wicked looking. One of my favorite pieces that i have seen.:D