Oak crotch pith bowl pot thingy

[Ken Hill]

Ok, so I was bored LOL! Too much rain here:mad:

Oak
5 x 4 x thin for me! (Got aquainted with my new Easywood Round carbide tool)
Just wiped it down with a coat of Oil, more to follow along with some buffin and a waxin.


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[Roger Chandler]

I like it Ken.........I hope it does not come apart on you at the pith..............stabilized with CA glue, it might stay together. I like the form..........kinda like the pot at the end of the rainbow!

[Steve Vaughan]

That is a cool looking thingy right there! Beautiful wood.

[Ken Hill]

Plenty of CA was used...fingers crossed. Heavy oiling and will keep oiling until it wont take no more! If it warps....then its character LOL...if it cracks, then its back to more CA and some fine cuttin!

[David DeCristoforo]

I like this, Ken. It's simple and unpretentious. The form is sweet and the wood is interesting. Only thing is, you might not want to refer to it as a "pith pot" or people might get the wrong idea...

[Harry Robinette]

Ken
Now thats a really nice Oak Crotch Bowl Pot Thingy.That design fits that piece of wood to a T. I really like the shape and the effect the pith spider wraps around it makes it beautiful.

[Ken Hill]

Thanks Harry...it was a left over after I had cut out a few crotch blanks. I almost tossed it in the firepit yesterday but decided to anchorseal it incase I wanted to cut a blank out for a turkey pot. Todays hard rains and storms left me inside and I figured I didnt have much to loose.

David, someone will try that and it will be the biggest thing since dead chickens!

[Gary Max]

Super form----- it flows.

[Steve Campbell]

Ken I just love the grain in your pith pot. Sure hope it stays together for you.

Steve

[David Reed]

I think this is one of your nicest forms (IMHO) and the wood is very nice as well. I am also concerned of the pith cracking and the name pith eliciting the wrong responses.

[Michael James]

Excellent piece....drown it in oil and hope it never splits! Thanks for posting.
mj

[David E Keller]

Looks great to me! Lots of jokes come to mind about 'having a pot to pith in', etc, but I'll spare everybody.

[Tim Thiebaut]

Very nice. How did you like the Easy Wood Tool?

[Ken Hill]

Very nice. How did you like the Easy Wood Tool?

Short learning curve, works well. Slick as a ribbon when it comes to the transition area if you have one. Thisone is curved from the rim to the bottom, one nice long cut!

[patrick stein]

hi ken,

very nice the beauty in oak love it.


patrick

[Roland Martin]

Well, at least you have one to pith in:D I like this, Ken, nice form and a great piece of wood.

[Don Alexander]

sure glad the fire missed out on this one

[Baxter Smith]

Great job Ken! It is my favorite(neatest) of any I remember you posting. Hope it holds together. I have always taken the safeway(pith) out but this one really tempts me to go out on a limb!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is one cool piece Ken. If it holds the spider pattern at the pith really sets that thing off.

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, now that's pretty! I really like that form and the way you aligned the wood is excellent. Very nice!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - I really like this! Simple form, flowing curves and some beautiful wood! Don't get much better than that! Thanks for sharing!

[Tim Thiebaut]

Short learning curve, works well. Slick as a ribbon when it comes to the transition area if you have one. Thisone is curved from the rim to the bottom, one nice long cut!

Ok thanks Ken, I am thinking I am going to buy one later this month. I bought a small cutter head last month and wanted to make one, but I keep snapping the tap in half it is so tiny, the drill bit for the tap is a #43 wire size if I remember right, I just cant get it to tap without breaking it, so looks like I am going to be buying one of the models they have.

[Michelle Rich]

that may be the finest OCPBPT i have ever had the pleasure of viewing!:D

[John Hart]

Ken...I made a form similar to this from walnut about 5 years ago. The family never gets tired of it, and it has a special place in the family room. Plus all that figure!! Very cool piece out of a rainy day! :)

[Ken Hill]

Thanks everyone.

Now...if using the Monster to make a hollowform cuts that easy........well...maybe I will just be ordering one up!

[Jim Burr]

Really cool chunk of wood Ken. Looks like a fun shape!