Shattered, Shattered, Shadoobie

[Curt Fuller]

This hollowform ain't nothing to write home about but I thought the wood was kind of cool. It's English Walnut from a small crotch with three piths spaced almost perfectly around it. English Walnut has a lot of of sapwood so you have to get a pretty good sized piece to get into much of the dark heartwood. This wood wasn't very big so it's mostly the cream colored sapwood. I cut it a few years ago and didn't take care of it so it cracked pretty bad. I filled the cracks with some black permatex epoxy mixed with some key machine shavings. It's supposed to be a southwest style form, not sure if I got that or not. But the cracks made me think of the Rolling Stones lyrics for a name. Hollowed with the Nyvall super hollower using some carbide cutters I got for it. 8" x 4", 3 coats of AO and Beall buffed.

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[Nate Davey]

Nice, that crack in picture number three looks a bit like a large spider. I'd probably scream like a girl if I saw that out of the corner of my eye ;D

[Dennis Ford]

You did a good job on that HF. I like the form and the little bead adds some interest.

[Dick Wilson]

Curt,

Very nice. The form and wood is beautiful. I too have used key shavings to fill checks. I did not get the bright brass inlays that I was hoping to get. I think that along with the brass shavings I got grinder grit which dulled the brass. There is a powder product out there that when mixed with epoxy produces a bright brass finish. On a piece like yours I probably would use epoxy and coffee grounds.

[Prashun Patel]

Nice form, and nice reference to da Stones.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Curt - I like it! Beautiful wood and I love all that curl!

[Jon Nuckles]

Looks very nice. If it had a few more cracks, it might have ended up in tatters, scattered all over.

[Tim Thiebaut]

What a beautiful piece of wood! Love the design to.

[Dan Hintz]

I think the color(s) is what really does it for me :)

[David E Keller]

Very nice! I love that you kept the pith from all the branches, and the cracks look really cool. Nicely done.

[John Keeton]

Curt, great title! Love the contrast of the knots and the cream colored wood, and the rim detail is very nice! I think you did great on the form.

[Michael James]

Beautiful piece, no matter what you call it! Very interesting chunk of wood well done! I love the cracks around the pith...sorta like a comic book "splat" marks.

[Harry Robinette]

Curt
Your right that's a nice piece of wood,but you really did it justice with your form.
Harry

[Ron Stadler]

Well even with the cracking I think it looks beautiful and maybe it just added some character, the epoxy seemed to work good for ya so I'll have to keep that in mind when I have the same problems.

[Jon Lanier]

Me likey! When knots turn out like that... you got a winner.

[Richard Madden]

Great job, Curt. Color, form and finish all look good. I know some people don't like a piece with cracks, but I do. Adds character I think.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Curt you can make even splits look good :D, that's some good looking turning, and the finish isn't too shabby either, thanks for showing :cool: :)

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a really nice piece. Love the wood and the pith's really set it off.

[Baxter Smith]

Very different look. Very nice. I would never have guessed walnut.

[bob svoboda]

Really nice, Curt. Mick and I like it a lot :D

[Tim Rinehart]

Very cool Curt...and I likes the spider look of the one big crack array...very cool. Didn't know that EW got this light in color. Great curl in the one area, I like rim treatment and overall shape. I guess it's a keeper! :-D Well done.