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Ken Hill
11-27-2011, 5:00 PM
Cranked out some ornaments for someone this morning, then tackled this bell....which is as thin as ive ever turned. The bell portion is around 4 inches tall and see through thin and uniform. It isnt the greatest but it peeked my interest to give it another try.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-gWtkwHp/0/M/LLL1294-M.jpg
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Bowls-and-Wood-Turning/i-RZsPLjP/0/M/LLL1291-M.jpg
Steve Schlumpf
11-27-2011, 5:06 PM
Ken - you sure got that thin part down good! Nice looking bell! I especially like the grain throughout the bell portion!
John Keeton
11-27-2011, 5:34 PM
Ken, that is exceptional!! Probably the nicest piece I have seen from you.
Dennis Ford
11-27-2011, 6:30 PM
The goblet looks great. Not every thing needs to be thin but having the skills to turn thin when you want to is a good thing.
Bernie Weishapl
11-27-2011, 6:31 PM
That is thin. Really like that bell Ken.
Ken Hill
11-27-2011, 6:58 PM
Thanks. I reckon white oak wasnt the best choice but its purty. The thin was actually easy as pie surprisingly. I felt it crack when sanding and it was drying and warping faster then the glue could repair the crack LOL! I just grabbed a piece of round firewood off the stack and went at, the next one I do will probably give me all kinds of fits haha! Maybe greener wood would have been a bigger issue not sure.
Nate Davey
11-27-2011, 7:04 PM
I'm not a big fan of the oaks, but you sure do them justice. Beautiful job Ken.
Jim Burr
11-27-2011, 7:19 PM
Oak isn't the most fun wood around...and thin...well...if you need to impress someone...I guess. But for a good time...that's a nice bell!! Hang it with pride! If it matters...your photo's are amazing!!
Baxter Smith
11-27-2011, 7:43 PM
Great job Ken. The bell portion has a lot of character and I really like its shape!
Curt Fuller
11-27-2011, 11:05 PM
Wow, that's really a pretty one.......and yes, thin too!
Michelle Rich
11-28-2011, 6:55 AM
wow! NOW THAT IS THIN! great job & I love the design
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