Walnut HF in progress

[Dennis Ford]

This little HF has one coat of tung oil so far and I am looking for input on glossy vs matt for this piece. I am currently thinking about using gloss lacquer and taking the shine off with steel wool if the gloss doesn't work out. It is 7.75" wide x 5.25" high. The wall thickness is about 3/16". C & C welcome

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, what a great looking piece of walnut! My vote would be for a couple more coats of the tung oil and then buff to a soft luster.

[David E Keller]

Great looking piece! I like your finishing plan, too.

[Michael James]

What a great chunk of wood done right! Methinks it will look nice any way you go.

[Roger Chandler]

Nice!!!! Great piece of walnut and a nice form.

[John Keeton]

Very nice piece!! Low luster I think would do best.

[Kathy Marshall]

Very nice! I like your form and the wood looks great!

[Dan Forman]

Very good form, and love the wood. I'd have to see both glossy and matt in order to make up my mind. :)

Dan

[Michelle Rich]

that sure is pretty..the wood is lovely..great job!

[John Hart]

Just finish it whatever way makes you smile in the end. It's going to be a wonderful piece. (It already is) :)

[Roland Martin]

That is a really nice form and an equally nice piece of walnut. I think a deep gloss Steve S. finish would look really good on this, but either way, you can't lose on this one.

[Jim Adkins]

Nice form and walnut just sets it off. I really don't think it would make any difference what the finish is......it's a winner as-is. I think any of the above suggestions will work great.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Great form and is going to be a winner no matter if glossy or matte! Looking forward to seeing photos of the finished piece!

[Chip Sutherland]

Nice form, nice translation of the growth lines. As for finish, my first gut feel opinion said: gloss the body, leave the collar muted, blacken the inside lip or just under the collar to get more shading to pop the opening rim.

If the gloss and muted areas don't pop, consider a thin black sharpie accent line on the vertical edge of the collar. Personally, I cannot do this free-hand myself so I usually do it with the piece on the lathe and the tool rest so support me. I will use a donut chuck to re-mount the piece....however it is quite frustrating to re-center the piece for a stupid line. I have screwed this up on at least one occasion so my accent line became a dyed black collar.

[Alan Trout]

Great form and love the integrated collar. Well done.

Alan

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really nice HF and the walnut is great. Either way glossy or matte it will be a winner.

[Baxter Smith]

Great form with great wood! Its going to look good however you proceed.