Another Hickory Vessel

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Hickory Vessel 16 1/2" tall X 7" dia. hollowed to 1/8" thick. finished with artist acrylic paints & high gloss varnish.
Critiques & comments welcome.

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[Allan Ferguson]

Pretty slickand nice color.

[Jim Burr]

That's big Joe!! I love the different coloring of the wood. Nice "Show and Tell"!

[John Keeton]

One of these days I will own one of those "MANLY" hollowing rigs like you use, Joe!! Nice work, and I like the look of the hickory.

[Steve Vaughan]

That's cool! Great color accent on this. WOW, I just went back up and looked at the size of this thing!

[Baxter Smith]

Nice work on a pretty tall piece. I am not an orange fan in particular but it matches the grain very well on this one. Is that grain only brought out by the varnish?

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Nice work on a pretty tall piece. I am not an orange fan in particular but it matches the grain very well on this one. Is that grain only brought out by the varnish?


Thanks Baxter. To answer your question No. I filled the grain with a high grade Artist Acrylic paint.

[Michelle Rich]

hickory isn't a wood most folks seem to turn, yet I've always used it. WOW, hollowing 16 inches! Super!

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

hickory isn't a wood most folks seem to turn, yet I've always used it. WOW, hollowing 16 inches! Super!

Thanks for looking Michelle. I turn a lot of hickory it may not be as easy to turn as some other woods but it's one of my favorite woods.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Beautiful work - as always Joe! Great job on highlighting the grain patterns!

[Ken Glass]

Joe,
16-1/2" deep, Wow. That is mining way down there.... Do you use a light attached to your hollowing rig when you hollow that deep? The piece is very nice and the color is striking and seems to flow well into the form. Nice Work.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really nice piece Joe. I do like the color. I love turning hickory with I can get it.

[Peter Blair]

Hey Joe, what system do you use to hollow that deep?

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Thanks Ken. No I don't use a light. There's really nothing to look at on the inside while turning. I do use a laser on the outside.
Joe,
16-1/2" deep, Wow. That is mining way down there.... Do you use a light attached to your hollowing rig when you hollow that deep? The piece is very nice and the color is striking and seems to flow well into the form. Nice Work.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Hey Joe, what system do you use to hollow that deep?

Peter I use a boring system from Advanced lathe Tools. It's available from The sanding Glove.
I have hollowed pieces up to 32" deep with this system with a Rolly Munro cutter in it.

[David DeCristoforo]

Nice. I'm trying to figure out what is going on with the figure at the bottom. It almost looks like a graft line.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Thanks for looking David. If your talking about the painted area at the bottom, I just tried to pick a natural grain line around the piece and highlight it with a little color. It does go up & down as it goes around the piece.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

One of these days I will own one of those "MANLY" hollowing rigs like you use, Joe!! Nice work, and I like the look of the hickory.

AWE MANLY yes but I like it too. :p Thanks for looking & your comments John.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

One of these days I will own one of those "MANLY" hollowing rigs like you use, Joe!! Nice work, and I like the look of the hickory.


Awe MANLY yes but I like it too. :p Thanks for looking & your comments John

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Beautiful work - as always Joe! Great job on highlighting the grain patterns!

Thanks for looking Steve & I appreciate your comments. I like to see you experiment with some acrylic paints some day.