Just a drop of wood

[Lionel Mercier]

Hello all
another try...
Walnut (the drop)
Yew (the stand)
attempts to bleach the walnut on a shoestring (detergent, bleach ...)
Yew is just painted black ...
Comments welcome
Wish you good turnings,
Lionel.
196796

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very imaginative idea Lionel! Love the form of the drop! Looks like your bleaching process worked well! Pretty cool piece!

[John Keeton]

Lionel, that thing looks paper thin!! And, I would love to see you do one of these off center turnings. Did you open the throat on an off center, then rechuck on center for the hollowing?

[Tim Thiebaut]

The contrasts between these 2 pieces is awesome, I really like that alot, the bleached walnut looks amazing to me, and I like the shape of the drop as well, like John said that looks paper thin, very nice!

[David E Keller]

Very cool!!! I love your work, Lionel, and this piece is no exception.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Wow. Really cool, artistic and creative. Dimensions?

[Jim Burr]

I really like the contrast or starkness of this Lionel, but, and this is just a question...what is the purpose of the bleaching assuming it's something other than the color?
Did you warp the dollop or did you turn it off axis?

[Scott Hackler]

Lionel, this is a great piece. I love it.

[Don Alexander]

wow i really do need sleep i spent 2 full minutes looking for the shoestring :eek::o:eek::o:eek:

[Lionel Mercier]

Hello everyone,
First, thank you for your comments
@John:
Yes it is on two axes. I hollow through a small hole leaving the thickness the height of the neck (on top)
Then I pencil the position of the center of what will be the final mouth
Tightening the tailstock, I fasten my chuck (the piece is now ofset) I turn the outside shape of the neck with tailstock
securing
And then delicately I hollow the mouth of the vase
While hollowing this way, I do rupure between the two hollowings, I soften that using a bentknife
But picture speaks beter than my poor text...

196829
@ Cathy:
dia71 H76mm rim is 3mm thick
@ Jim;
only the contrast, it's my first attempt with this technique (can do better) the picture emphasises the contrast

[John Keeton]

Lionel, thanks for the tutorial pics!! That was what I had envisioned, but you provided a very good explanation.

[Dennis Ford]

Beautiful work, thanks for the description and pictures.

[charlie knighton]

very nice, i like the contrast, thanks for sharing procedures