Spalted Hickory HF - Courtesy of Bob Rotche

[Tim Rinehart]

Bob and I did a wood exchange this past spring while we were at John Campbell Folk School. This is one of the pieces I got from Bob...well, it was a bit uglier when he gave it to me! ;)

The pics don't do proper justice to the level of gloss in this, with about 6 coats or so of WTF and buffed/waxed.

About 5" diam x 3" tall. Was some really nice wood to turn, first time for hickory. I like it. Will have to rob my BIL's wood pile next time I visit. Thanks again Bob!:)

Comments and critique welcome.

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[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty. Nice form and the wood is awesome. Really well done.

[Michelle Rich]

I've always loved hickory, but this piece is divine! Well turned!

[Jerry Rhoads]

Very pretty piece Tim, well done.

[Roger Chandler]

I like this one Tim........nice job on the form. Hickory is on my list if I ever get a piece of it to turn.

[John Keeton]

Really nice form, Tim, and such a very interesting spalt pattern! Great job.

[Nate Davey]

Another winner. Great orientation of the grain and wonderful form.

[Bill Hensley]

Very nice. Form and finish really do justice to a nice piece of wood.

[Bob Rotche]

Great job, Tim! Sure looks a lot better than the piece of wood I gave you! Love the form and the sharply demarcated spalt pattern is very interesting. I like the way you positioned it. I have several more pieces of this at home and just may need to try something similar.

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Tim,
I've never turned hickory and I've never seen a piece that lent itself so well to a hollow form. You chose just the right way to make best use of it.
faust

[Deane Allinson]

This is really beautiful pice of wood. everything about it is great!!!
Deane

[Steve Schlumpf]

That is really cool Tim! Grain orientation is great!! So, if this piece is really glossy - what did you do to take photos to eliminate gloss as an issue/problem?

[Tim Rinehart]

That is really cool Tim! Grain orientation is great!! So, if this piece is really glossy - what did you do to take photos to eliminate gloss as an issue/problem?

Thanks Steve. You know...the more I learn the less I understand it seems. I took advices from Nate on getting better pics with less light and it worked well for the red vase I posted. I couldn't get same results with this piece, so I just turned on the lights over my tent (allowed filtered light to shine down directly over piece) which I figured would cast headlights...but it didn't. It reduced my exposure to just a second or two and came out like this. I am open to suggestions if it's apparent to you what I could have done. Thanks again.

[David DeCristoforo]

Sweet form. Really shows the wood well. I especially like how the dark area seems to be bleeding down into the lighter part.

[Steve Vaughan]

That's a beautiful piece of hickory there, and you did a beautiful job with it! Love the orientation!