Practice Piece

[Larry Pickering]

This started out as a Beads of Courage box, the top cracked, the carving looked like c***, it was headed to the burn barrel, Mike Smith looked at it and suggested that I turn the carvings off, and make a bowl out of it. Since my burning skills are a bit rusty, I decided to make a practice piece out of it.
The wood is magnolia, turned end grain, 6" wide x 5 " tall. oil soaked and bee's wax finished. I have to go back and touch up the foot area,with the end grain it keeps chipping off.

Criticism always welcome.

[Doug W Swanson]

Great save, Larry! I think it turned out very nice!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, forget the carving

[Ken Glass]

What great Creativity, Larry. I like it a lot and the color and burning flow well into the wood and seem soothing to me. Well done.

[Jon McElwain]

Sometimes I do not know what is more frustrating, the fact that I messed up a piece, or the fact that it looks better after "practicing" something new on it! Looks like a great save to me!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great save Larry. That is a nice looking piece. I agree with Jon that sometimes a piece that get messed up and then practiced on turns out pretty nice.

[Carl Civitella]

​Great stuff, i gotta get into that burning.

[Baxter Smith]

Nice work on the burning. I would like to try a little but it would take me a long time/if ever to ever get results like yours!

[Michelle Rich]

great decorations can't beat flowers & butterflies..very calming

[Doug Herzberg]

Nice save. Looks great.

[Larry Pickering]

great decorations can't beat flowers & butterflies..very calming

Michelle, maybe my subconscious was at work, last week I had my semi-annual CT scan and that long, long wait on the results. all the test were good, now I can exhale and move on something more exciting, burning that background was boring.

[Bill Bolen]

Outstanding piece. I see no rust on your burning skills either.:D

[John Keeton]

Larry, you owe Mike Smith a big thanks!! This is a great save, and you did some really nice pyro work.

I assume you were able to buy enough wood from Mike during his trip to your club to keep you turning for a while??

[Larry Pickering]

Larry, you owe Mike Smith a big thanks!! This is a great save, and you did some really nice pyro work.

I assume you were able to buy enough wood from Mike during his trip to your club to keep you turning for a while??

John, between SWAT and last weekend I expect to get a Christmas card, from Mike