My first BLM Burlcap

[Harvey Ghesser]

I had this BLM burl cap sitting in my workshop for about six months as I was afraid to mess it up. I was able to keep most of the bark. It's 1/8 inch thick, 6 1/2 inches wide and about 3 inches tall. One coat of WOP so far.

C & C welcome!
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[Bill Hensley]

That's a beauty. Very nicely done!

[John Keeton]

Harvey, I don't know why you were hesitant - looks very nice to me!

[Harvey Ghesser]

That's a beauty. Very nicely done!

Thank you, Bill. I appreciate the compliment.


Harvey, I don't know why you were hesitant - looks very nice to me!

Thanks, John. I had hesitated to work on this because I really didn't feel that my skills were sharp enough to complete this turning to my satisfaction. For some reason, I'm challanged to go thin on just about everything a la Scott Hackler. And....i'd never done a natural edge turning before so I was afraid I wouldn't know how to deal with the bark. Takes me a while to learn some things but after I do, I can't be stopped! I ordered two more burl caps today!

[Ron Bontz]

Beautiful piece. A real attention getter.

[Nate Davey]

That's a beautiful piece, Harvey. The form is nice and displays the figure without detracting from it.

[Scott Hackler]

Harvey, that looks very nice! I love the orientation of the burl and the natural edge....and of course it looks lost about right on the thickness too! :)

[Brian Brown]

Ooooh...ahhhhh...Purdy!

[Jim Burr]

I'd be kind of happy with that Harvey! Very well done!

[Harry Robinette]

Very nice keep them coming,your doing really well.

[Ken Glass]

Harvey,
No need to worry about your skills any longer. What a beautiful piece. Nice execution and great form. Well Done!!

[Fred Belknap]

Beautiful wood and well done. It looks near perfect from here.:D

[Jamie Donaldson]

Excellent results except with the few bits of missing bark, because it's all or none for me. You'll like the spikey rim just as well without the bark.

[Roland Martin]

Gorgeous chunk of maple and you did a great job with the form, thanks for posting.

[Dan Forman]

That's a beauty!

Dan

[Steve Vaughan]

That's got a really nice WOW factor for me...and to get the walls to 1/8" is way cool too.

[Scott Lux]

It is really nice, almost floral. On a thin pedestal that would definitely be a flower. Not a suggestion mind you. That's too pretty to risk sitting atop something thin.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice Harvey! As far as the missing bark goes, I think bald looks good. Must be a personal thing!;):)

[Kathy Marshall]

Very nice Harvey, nice chunk of wood and I like the NE.

[Robert McGowen]

Nice bowl! It looks like it is a very consistent thickness. Very well done.

[Harvey Ghesser]

Thank you all, for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.

[Jack Mincey]

Very nice, you definitely did a wonderful job with this blank. Mother Nature did her part as well.
Jack

[Michelle Rich]

you sure didn't mess this up..wow, it's a beauty! fine job!

[John Keeton]

Excellent results except with the few bits of missing bark, because it's all or none for me. You'll like the spikey rim just as well without the bark.Harvey, on most BLM, it is difficult to retain the full bark edge. They sap is up when they are harvested in most cases. I usually remove the remaining bark and tint the bare spike edge with some dye - a mix of black and brown, with highlights of both in spots. Seems to look as nice as the bark, and much more consistent.

Just a thought.

[Bill Wyko]

Pieces like that are my favorite NE turnings. You've done a beautiful job with it.

[Bill Bolen]

Outstanding piece Harvey! Sounds like more eye-candy is headed out way and I look forward to the next one.