Buckeye Hollowform

[Ken Vonk]

I recently purchased a hollowing system for deep hollowforms. This one is 18" tall, 9" in diameter and 1/8" thick right down to the bottom. It's made from Buckeye Burl. I'll try to do a review on the tool if anyone is interested. I entered this piece in an art show at Beavers Bend State Park, near Broken Bow, OK and won 1st place in the professional woodturners category. Your comments and critiques are very welcome.

TIA, Ken

[Baxter Smith]

Congratulations Ken. Great looking wood and hollowform!

[Scott Hackler]

Thats a great vessel Ken. My only critique is not being told WHICH hollowing system you bought and how it performed! :)

[Jim Burr]

I've got nuthin' but WOW!!

[Michael James]

Quite a beautiful piece, and congratulations on getting it to the finish line and competition! Thanks for posting.
mj

[Tim Thiebaut]

Thats a great vessel Ken. My only critique is not being told WHICH hollowing system you bought and how it performed! :)

Diddo....I am going to be looking for a system soon so would like to hear about what you used here...

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ken - beautiful hollow form! Congrats on your big win! Great form, beautiful wood and the voids really make the piece! Very nice work! Looking forward to hearing more about your hollowing system!

[Kathy Marshall]

Congrats Ken! Beautiful piece, form, wood, finish, they all look great!

[Michelle Rich]

good golly that;s a tall form. Beautifully done. Congrats on the contest.

[Richard Jones]

Oh my.............that's just gorgeous.

Rich

[John Keeton]

Ken, this is a wonderfully done piece! Great form and beautiful wood. Where did you acquire a buckeye burl of that size?? I assume you oriented the form with the direction of the pith of the tree vs. perpendicular?

As others stated, information and a review of the hollowing system is a must!

[David DeCristoforo]

Well I already have a hollowing rig. But I, too, would like to know which one comes with the skill needed to do that. Evidently, I got the wrong one! Beautiful!!!

[Nate Davey]

Absolutely spectacular. Where did you get a BE burl that big? Add me to the list of people wanting a hollower review.

[bob svoboda]

Really nice, Ken. Congratulations on a well deserved award.

[Bill Bolen]

Congrat's on the big win! I certainly see why your piece was honored. Just gorgeous...Bill...p.s. which rig did you use?

[John Hart]

Beautiful piece. Big sucker, ain't it? The win was definitely deserved. Very nice. :)

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful piece with great form. No wonder it won first place.

[Harvey Ghesser]

That's a beautiful piece of wood, Ken. What's even more impressive is what you did with it! Stunning!

[Wally Dickerman]

Hey Ken, looking good. Excellent form, good curve, nice chunk of buckeye. First place in pro division? Wow.

You have Dick turned on to making a heavy duty tool like the one you have. I've seen the McEvoy tool in action and it's a great one for turning deep stuff. I turned a few pieces years ago up to around 20 inches deep but I have no desire to do that anymore. I used a Stewart tool with a 21 inch bar. Pretty scary.

[David E Keller]

Very cool piece! Love the form, the color and the voids.

[charlie knighton]

congratulations....+1 on choosing this piece

[Curt Fuller]

Ken, that is an incredibly beautiful turning. Congrats on the awards.