2nd HF

[Richard Jones]

OK, second of the day. Again, Bradford pear, about 6" high, 5.25" wide, 1/8"-3/16" wall thickness. Sanding still isn't going well on this wet stuff, so I didn't.........

Picture taken from "afar" and zoomed in to reduce distortion, hopefully. And this shot was as dead on as I could make it, so the real curve could be seen.

C&C always welcome. Thanks for looking.

Rich

http://photos.imageevent.com/richinva/turning/hollowformsurns/websize/IMG_1947.JPG

[Dick Wilson]

Rich, Great 2nd HF. If I could nit pick for a second....the top and shoulder are very nice going into a kind of a "bump". It it were rounded more it would flow towards the base. I usually use a small round scraper and undercut the bottom slightly. That lifts the piece off the table. Overall it is very good. Dick

[Baxter Smith]

Good looking # 2!

[John Keeton]

Rich, very nice work!! I have yet to do many vase forms, and individual tastes vary widely. But, from what I can determine, from the shoulder down most of them follow a catenary curve as illustrated below. Where you truncate the form for the bottom kind of determines what shape the form takes in that area.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Catenary-pm.svg/400px-Catenary-pm.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catenary-pm.svg)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Richard - I think this looks pretty good for a second HF! Dick and John already gave you some good advice to follow for you next one.. so just keep at it - it does get easier!

[Scott Hackler]

Richard, looks great for only being your 2nd!!! Your learning fast. A little helpfull hint for the curves: get a piece of white poster board or something similar. Set it under the work (while on the lathe) so you can see the opposite edge of the HF against the white background. Now with a 1" scraper or 1" skew (used as a scraper) make one solid "sweep" from foot to collar (very light cut). Do this while looking at the opposite side of the HF and you will easily see the how the curve becomes fluid.

At least thats what I do and it works everytime. Plus using a solid background, while on the lathe helps see the outline of the piece to know if the shapes "work" or not.

[Jim Burr]

Pretty nice work Richard! Pear is so nice to turn, and you put it to good use! So...what's next?