NE Goblet..thingy ma bob

[Ken Hill]

I sure aint one for the fancy stuff, but found a small section of Hickory that had a small burl on it. Too small for a bowl so I tried something new for me. Its not as thin as I would have liked, but now I may actually unbox my Nicol steady rest and try another one soon.

Its 7" tall x 3" wide at the top

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/PC15638/1242264828_GFfU5-L.jpg

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/PC15643/1242264882_pzUTK-L.jpg

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/PC15646/1242264974_yroPc-L.jpg

[Quinn McCarthy]

Nice job Ken. What a great idea. How did you stabilize the wood?

Thanks

Quinn

[Tony De Masi]

Pretty good job Ken. I think that if you had paid a bit more attention to the stem and thinned it out more you would certainly have a keeper on your hands.

[Ken Hill]

Quin,no stabilizing.

Tony, that sucker was moving on me and I knew if I went any thinner on the stem it would be in pieces LOL. I will try again ofcourse, but maybe do a 2 or 3 piece next time.

[Jim Burr]

Single piece Ken? And some cool looking cool looking wood to! 7" is nothing to sneeze at. I think it's a good job given what you had to work with!

[Ken Hill]

Yeppers Jim, all one piece

[Dennis Ford]

It is not thin but is a keeper for sure. Good job showing off the wood's color variations, and you kept the bark on too!

[Gary Max]

Heck Ken I like it----- shows the wood off real nice.

[Russell Eaton]

Ken that grain is sweet. I like the whole goblet. I know what you mean on moving I had one move past my head 2 weeks ago.

[Baxter Smith]

Great looking wood Ken. The way the colors swirl up the stem is my favorite part. That would have been gone if it had been turned much thinner. Very pretty!

[John Hart]

I like it. :) Wow..7" Tall...that's a lot of dazzle. I bet it's really cool in person.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks pretty cool! Sure like all the color in the wood!

Did you turn this unsupported or did you use the tailstock for support?

[Ken Hill]

Used the tail stock

I will get better the more I do(I hope) and i'm sure several will end up as real pretty firewood! I also think thicker can work as long as the form works so if i'm unable to get thin I better learn some form LOL!

[Michelle Rich]

no googas or doodads there! That wood is wonderful

[James Combs]

Ken, you have a great looking piece there. Love the coloring and grain patterns. I would love to find something like that. I am of the opinion that thin is not always appropriate anyway. Depends on the turning and I think thicker was the right choice for this one.