Keeton Ogee finished

[Jamie Donaldson]

Sprayed some semi-gloss Deft on the project for a minimal finish, and the ogee came out fairly true to my intended design. Didn't even have to CA glue any of the bark back on, as I've been told is sometimes necessary? Does this pass the test John?

[Roger Chandler]

Good lookin' bowl, Jamie.............I think you got the ogee curve pretty well set on this one............nice job!

[David DeCristoforo]

Very sweet! Nothing not to like about this one.

[Tim Rinehart]

Wow...that's graceful. I like it alot Jamie, superb!!

[Harvey Ghesser]

Beautiful...

[Nate Davey]

Wow, rustic and elegant. Beautiful sweeping ogee. The foot is a bit tall for me, but I'm not the artist you are.

[Dan Forman]

Elegance and grace!

Dan

[Alan Trout]

Jamie,

Very well done a. Beautiful bowl for sure.

Alan

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice bowl Jamie! Really like the way you have the lights set up! There is a subtle shadow but no dark areas on the bowl!! I will have to keep trying!!

[Russell Eaton]

Jamie that is incredible! Great shape and photo. Definitely worth the effort.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful piece Jamie. Love the picture and the form.

[Robert McGowen]

Showing some skills there, Jamie! Nice job.

[Allan Ferguson]

I find NE bowls a bear to turn. Yours is a fine bowl and the thinness impresses my.

[Tony De Masi]

Whoever said elegance and grace was spot on. Very nice piece.

[Ted Calver]

Oooh gee..that's nice!

[Jamie Donaldson]

Steve, there is only 1 light source employed, and you know where to find the Phrugal Photo Studio tutorial here on site!

[Rob Price]

incredible piece!

[Baxter Smith]

Very sleek and graceful Jamie!

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Who would have imagined an Ogee on a NE bowl. Outstanding.
faust

[Dale Miner]

Jamie, I can't answer the "Pass the John test", but it looks like you would get at least a 9.5 on a scale of 10.

BTW, I didn't know John was a Roman.

Dale

[Roland Martin]

Very nice ogee Jamie, I would think it will pass the Keeton test without a problem:)

[John Keeton]

Jamie, you did well!!! Great form, and it is thin! Did you spray the Deft on while it was still wet? Just curious.

BTW, I took the bait - started my NE ogee cherry bowl from the piece I got. I hope it comes out half as good!

For those that are not aware, our club is doing a co-op charity project with the local arboretum. They took down a cherry tree (or had one come down?) and some club members harvested the wood. Our members will turn a variety of objects and "Re-turn" them to the arboretum for display and a silent auction. We will split the proceeds with them. There will be an advertised reception at which some of the club members will be doing some demos.

[Dale Miner]

John,

No doubt your bowl will give Jamie some tough competition, and it sounds like your local arboretum and you club will be the winners. Be sure to post pics of your bowl and if possible, all the projects from the tree.

[Michelle Rich]

very elegant lines ..& all the bark??? This is one of the most graceful NE's I've seen. Very good job.

[Hayes Rutherford]

Thats a fantastic natural edge piece, the ogee effect on the path of the bark is key here.

[Scott Hackler]

Very, very nice work Jamie. It is amazing what the curves of the ogee do to a form.

[Jamie Donaldson]

John- I just saw your comment about applying finish to the wet cherry, and this is a main reason for turning walls to a final thinness, a technique pioneered by Rude Osolnik. The wood was not dripping wet in the beginning of the turning process, and by the time the cutting and sanding are completed, most of the moisture has been driven out of the form. I allowed it to sit in the shop overnight to stabilize, then finish sanded with sanding sealer(lacquer), and it was then dry enough to apply the final 2 spray coats of Deft. Walls of a turning that are uniformly thin will seldom crack, because they now loose moisture at a uniform rate. Additional insurance would be to cure the turning in a paper bag for a few days or weeks, but this piece was too large to fit any brown bags I had. So I let it stay in the shop overnight, never in the house where the temps and humidity might be "unkind" to the freshly cut wood.

[Kathy Marshall]

Beautiful NE bowl Jamie! The ogee and thin walls give it a very delicate look.

[Peter Blair]

Hey Jamie, great NE and super photos. Can you give a new guy a hint about where I can find the Phrugal Photo Studio? My photos aren't bad but don't compare to these!

[Jamie Donaldson]

Hey Jamie, great NE and super photos. Can you give a new guy a hint about where I can find the Phrugal Photo Studio? My photos aren't bad but don't compare to these!

I know the tutorial is here on SMC somewhere, but it's also on my web site under the tips menu. JamieDonaldsonWoodturner.com

[Mike Cruz]

That turned out fantastic, Jamie. Thanks for following up with pics on it!

[John Keeton]

When Jamie first posted this piece in this thread (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?179609-Keeton-s-Ogee&highlight=KEETON+OGEE), I took it as a challenge! He had usurped my idea for the charity turning, and now it was personal!;):D So, this is my retort!

Having seen both of these pieces side-by-side at the last club meeting - Jamie won! His is thinner and more refined.

I can only attribute the difference to the fact that he has been turning for 112 years, has studied at the lathe of every master turner that I can think of, and is more talented. Other than those trivial differences - I think he was just lucky!:rolleyes:

[Dale Miner]

When Jamie first posted this piece in this thread (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?179609-Keeton-s-Ogee&highlight=KEETON+OGEE), I took it as a challenge! He had usurped my idea for the charity turning, and now it was personal!;):D So, this is my retort!

Having seen both of these pieces side-by-side at the last club meeting - Jamie won! His is thinner and more refined.

I can only attribute the difference to the fact that he has been turning for 112 years, has studied at the lathe of every master turner that I can think of, and is more talented. Other than those trivial differences - I think he was just lucky!:rolleyes:


Mostly the 112 year thing!

[Bill Wyko]

Jamie, the bark looks perfect and your form is stunning. I'm a big fan of NE turnings that are thin too. An excellent job in every aspect. Well done.

[Van Huskey]

In a word, stunning.

[David E Keller]

I don't know how I missed this thread initially, but I'm glad it's resurfaced! Jamie, I love the finished form of your piece! I hope one of you will snap a shot of all the completed works for the arboretum... Sounds like a neat deal!