My big apple

[Bill Hensley]

I got inspired by David's Blue Moon piece to stain something.

I turned this from a piece of what I think is fir. After I had turned it and stained it I decided to embellish it with a "stem" to complete my interpretation;)

BTW, I'm loving my Monster system. Boldly going where none of my tools have gone before!

[Steve Vaughan]

A very nice and simple design very well done! I like the color and grain.

[Roger Chandler]

Bill,

I am really liking this piece you have done! Wow! great form, grain orientation is superb, it shows the figure in the wood. I also like the top! I am so looking forward to receiving my monster rig! Is your the articulated or the captured? I have gotten an idea from this ........thanks!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Bill - nice work with the dye! Good color and I really like how it enhances the grain!

[John Keeton]

Bill, it does look like fir or spruce, and it also looks as though you have done a great job with it! I like the color - really accentuates the growth rings.

[Nate Davey]

I love the way the grain stands out. Did you sand back your color after you applied it? I'm jealous about your monster rig. Someday, it will be mine....oh yes.

[David DeCristoforo]

I do like how the color makes the rings "pop". It gives it some movement that really adds to the overall form.

[Dick Mahany]

Bill,

Nice job on the form and the fine surface finish, especially on fir. The coloring provides significant interest in the grain !

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice job on the staining. It makes the growth rings and the way you have aligned them a standout feature. I have so far shied away from the dye because I hadn't turned a wood I thought was appropriate for it. While researching what I might do with a spruce burl, I remember reading that dye was one of the options that someone had had success with. Accentuated what otherwise would have been a somewhat bland wood. I shall have to give it a try for some of the pieces I have left. Thanks for posting a good result and giving me a nudge!

[Ron Stadler]

I really like this piece, simple but very clean form and really like the color you chose for this. Very well done, might have to try an copy this one myself.:D

[Bill Hensley]

Thanks all. It was a fun project.

Roger - it's the articulating system. Once I got a feel for it I really like being able to finesse the inside of a HF.

Nate - it was stained initially but I had to make adjustments to the top for the stem. I found out quickly that I couldn't repair the stained area. So I had to sand completely back and re-stain. I didn't touch it once it was stained again. I decided the safest bet to not disturb the stain was to spray it with lacquer.