PheasantWood Hollow Form

[George Guadiane]

I found an EXCELLENT source for fine Hawaiian turning stock! Craig Swedberg has a great deal of NICE and interesting stuff.
This piece was difficult for me to pick a top. I got a rough outside and showed it to MY SWMBO (I don't do that - ever) and she picked the top. I TRIED, but my photos don't do this justice, the figure is VERY nice.
The tenon came off once, near the end so I had to return the outside, then finish hollowing. That process also required me to make the tenon deeper than I would have liked. I resolved the problem by leaving a slight dome on the inside bottom. around the new larger deeper foot.
The thinness is otherwise pretty uniform at about 3/16.
I used my offset Nano tool to determine the rim thickness. Doing that has kept my Munro tool from skipping up and ruining the opening.
She is 12 1/2 inches in diameter by 5 inches high. Kukui nut oil sanded to 800. Three or four coats of Tre-Wax applied after that.
As Always, All Comments, Critiques and Questions Appreciated.

[Keith E Byrd]

What an awesome piece of wood!:)
I really like the patterns and the shape is great. Very nice job!

[Jon Nuckles]

That piece of wood looks like it might have been difficult to turn to such a shallow, wide shape with a small opening. Nice job. Was that turned green to finish?

[Lionel Mercier]

Very characteristic wood,
good job

[John Keeton]

George, this really is a very nice piece of wood, and you did an awesome job of hollowing something of this diameter. I have yet to try a piece this large - I am impressed!!!

[Josh Bowman]

George,
I really like the color and grain. Nice form also.

[Bill Bolen]

Outstanding pice of wood. Love the form you chose to show off the max amount of grain too. A fine save on the foot/teenon loss.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Wow, What a chunk of wood. Beautiful hollow form. You did the wood justice.
faust

[Chris Burgess]

Just a beautiful piece. This is the type of art I aspire to creat. Thanks for sharing.

[Don Orr]

Outstanding in every way George! You probably know by now that Nancy is ALWAYS right. ;-))

[robert raess]

Very nice George,my instructor had a pc. in her portfolio made of Pheasant wood.I was taken with the grain.can you give us contact info for Craig? Is this a Hawaiian wood ?[none in the states?]

[Jim Burr]

My only suggestion would have been to flip it upside down...the figure on the base is amazing!!! Beautiful job on the finish to George!!

[Randy Gleckler]

Amazing piece there. Really nice work. I agree with Jim, I may have flipped the direction but it's awesome either way

[George Guadiane]

First,
Thank you to everyone for your kind comments!


That piece of wood looks like it might have been difficult to turn to such a shallow, wide shape with a small opening. Nice job. Was that turned green to finish?
I think the wood was from a fairly dry area and, while green, it didn't feel very moist... But yes, I turned it to finish over a two day period.
Between my Privett Monster articulated hollowing setup and my Rolly Munro articulated hollowing tools (and a fair amount of determination and patience), I was able to get to all of the nooks, cranies and deep recesses of this one.

TOOLS HELP!

The wood IS Hawaiian. I'll contact Craig and make sure he's ready for the potential onslaught of requests. He has so much material that I feel fairly comfortable sharing him, I just need to get his permission. OH, and he KNOWS how to cut for character. His crotch stuff is killer.

On the next piece, I will almost certainly orient in the other direction. The bottom on this piece is actually the outside of the flitch. Again, well cut!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice HF George. That is some wild looking wood. I really like it.

[Baxter Smith]

Fascinating piece of wood George. Very nicely turned as well!

[Michelle Rich]

good golly George, that wood is spectacular..& you turned it beautifully.

[Curt Fuller]

That's as pretty as they get George. That form is perfect for showing off all the intricate character in the wood.

[Steve Sherman]

I was fortunate enough to stroke this beautiful piece of artwork George had completed. He showed it to me and a friend at his home and it was a great treat. Beautifully turned, light in weight, good form and oriented just perfectly to show off it's magnificent grain. I have a piece of Pheasant wood given to me by the guys in Hawaii and am hesitant to turn it, I am waiting for the right design to materialize in my mind and then I'll have at it too.

[Tim Rinehart]

Gorgeous piece George. I suspect folks don't get a true perspective on how big that piece is. May help to have at least one shot of you holding it, or something else for perspective. That had to be quite the challenge at the extreme insides of the diameter. Wowzer...don't think I have the tools for that yet. Very nice work.

[Scott Hackler]

Extra nice work George and that wood is fantastic.

[Donny Lawson]

I don't have a hollowing tool that would do that. Can I see a pic of the tool used??? That is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. The wood is gorgeous and it has great figure. Love it.

[Hilel Salomon]

Beautiful wood, beautiful job!!!


Hilel

[Dan Hintz]

The wood IS Hawaiian. I'll contact Craig and make sure he's ready for the potential onslaught of requests. He has so much material that I feel fairly comfortable sharing him, I just need to get his permission. OH, and he KNOWS how to cut for character. His crotch stuff is killer.
Still hoping to hear about this Craig guy... :)

[George Morris]

George beautiful work and very pretty wood! Well done! G

[George Guadiane]

First of all (again), thank you to everyone for your kind comments. This is one of my favorite pieces, I love how it feels and looks.


I don't have a hollowing tool that would do that. Can I see a pic of the tool used??? That is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. The wood is gorgeous and it has great figure. Love it.

Donny,
I'll try and get you a picture of the whole setup, but it is actually fairly simple:
for this (and most hollowing) I used the Randy Privitt Monster hollowing rig in combination with both the large and small Rolly Munro articulated hollowing tools, each with an extra link to improve/increase the length and amount of articulation. The shaft of the Munro fits right into the stock opening of the Monster. I DID have a larger diameter, longer shaft made for one version but I don't use it too much - for most things I don't need it.


Gorgeous piece George. I suspect folks don't get a true perspective on how big that piece is. May help to have at least one shot of you holding it, or something else for perspective. That had to be quite the challenge at the extreme insides of the diameter. Wowzer...don't think I have the tools for that yet. Very nice work.

Tim,
Here are a couple of additional images (JUST to show size and proportion - they're fast and dirty).

[Bill Walsh]

Very very nice HF!! That looks like a small opening to get the cutter assy. of your Munro systems into. Nice work on your curves / shape.