Monster arrival & 1st HF

[Roland Martin]

The "highly" anticipated Monster arrived Monday afternoon, WOW, the quality of this tool is absolutely phenomenal. Randy's been overwhelmed with orders and the wait was a bit longer then usual, but seeing the quality first hand, I'd wait 3 times as long if need be.

Of course, I could'nt wait to get it dirty, so before the day was over, I was deep into a chunk of maple. As John K. told somebody recently, turning will never be the same:D!

The HF is maple, dyed with transtint blue, shellac and 5 coats of rattle can laquer, turned & finished green. About 1/8" thick, 1/4" +/- bottom, 4 3/4" w. x 4" tall. Will probably buff in a couple of weeks. The basic learning curve went better then expected, but certainly will take many more turnings to figure everything out.

Thanks for looking and suggestions and critiques are always welcomed

[Tim Rinehart]

Nice work Roland...yep, you're ruined now!
Hollowed, colored and great finish...dang man, you jumped right in! Really nice work.

[John Keeton]

YEAH!!!!!! Now, we're talkin'!!!! Way to go Roland - nice form, nice color - and, a bunch of fun.

[Baxter Smith]

Congrats Roland. Its definitely going to be a nice Christmas now!

[Jim Burr]

You're going to enjoy that set up...it looks oddly familiar...

[Steve Braman]

Congrats on the new toy, oops I meant tool. I can't wait until the day that I can rationalize the need for one myself. It has already been stated that I spend too much time with my lathe, and I can only manage a few hours a week. Have fun! By the way, I grew up just over the hill in Casco.

[Ronald Campbell]

Love the color and form. Nice hollow form

[Dennis Ford]

The blue is nice and I really love the form of this piece.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Roland - congrats on your new hollowing system! I couldn't agree more... Randy creates outstanding tools!

Very nice work on your first HF off the new system! Good form and you did great on the color and finish! Looking forward to seeing your next HF!

[Jamie Donaldson]

Isn't the Monster pretty!! You're rockin' on now dude!!

[Scott Hackler]

Congrats on the new toy Roland. Hollowing sure is a lot less stressful with no twisting of the hands and a laser to see what your doing!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Roland you jumped right in with both feet. Nice form and color. Well done.

[Roland Martin]

Thanks everybody, now I know what you all were talking about. That old beat up body of mine sure appreciates this toy:). I'm already thinking about the captive system:eek::eek:, it's gonna have to wait though:(

[Roger Chandler]

Hubba Hubba! :D:D I don't know which is prettier, the beautiful hollow form or the monster rig! :D Welcome to the Monster Brigade................quite a nice place to be!

Nice shop/studio ya got there Roland!

[Rob Cunningham]

Congrats on the new Monster. You put it to good use right away making that beautiful HF.

[Michelle Rich]

wow, Roland. You wasted no time. Love the color on this..striking!

[Steve Vaughan]

So cool. Couldn't wait to get mine made up and then used...almost an addiction in itself! You did great with yours!

[Allan Ferguson]

the Monster sure is nice and makes it so much easier to hollow.