Just for fun/practice

[Deane Allinson]

a little piece of tiger maple. Just trying out a thinnish stem, and to turn a ball shape by eye. No usefull purpose.
2 1/2" x 7" tall.
Deane

[Greg Just]

my first thought was Jupiter on a stick. Nice job with the sphere.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Interesting form and I sure like that curl!

[Ron Bontz]

cool. Throw some color in there and you have got saturn. :)

[James Roberts]

Way cool. So many people posting their "practice pieces" and they more often than not look better than something I've planned out. Guess I need to practice more often:D. Really nice piece of maple too, the curl is beautiful.

[Baxter Smith]

Ditto on the ""distant planet" look! Pretty cool!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Different and cool. Love the wood.

[Mike Cruz]

Deane, this reminds me of one of those pictures of an "imposibility"...like the stairs that keep going up. It looks like a chalice that CANNOT be filled. I like it!

[Jeff Fagen]

I would call it an "orb". nice.

[Jerry Marcantel]

Dean, it looks like you nailed it. So now, when are you gonna stop practicing and get serious???? Jerry (in Tucson)

[Kathy Marshall]

Now that is pretty cool Deane! Nice job on the sphere and the curl gives it an otherworldly look.

[Tim Rinehart]

Cool orb! It does have a planet like look about it. I think it's good to practice outside the norm to help get ideas flowing or to just work on techniques.