A little cup of Cottonwood

[Doug Herzberg]

I cut up a piece of cottonwood from the barn and roughed some blanks. This little piece was left over and I thought it was too pretty to burn. It's my first shot at a flat bottom and I missed by a mile. More domed with tearout. No square scraper in my arsenal (hint to the fetching Mrs. Herzberg). Also my first completed CA finish, also not perfect.

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3" x 2" CA, HF white buffing compound, Carnauba wax. C&C appreciated.

Sorry for the poor photos - the AF on my pocket camera can't seem to lock on to this grain pattern. Does anyone know of an inexpensive camera with manual exposure and manual focus options?

[Jim Burr]

It's so tiny!! One of the nicest pieces of cottonwood I've seen. Any M&M would be proud to hang out in there!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Good looking piece Doug. Nice change dish.

[Roger Chandler]

Very distinctive grain in that cottonwood........nice cup!

[Fred Belknap]

You are your own worst critic. I think the form it great and the finish looks good from the picture. Not familiar with cottonwood, it looks a lot like silver maple.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Sure is some pretty wood!

[Baxter Smith]

I have turned a couple pieces of cottonwood but it didn't have such great color!

[Eric Gourieux]

I'm with Fred here. You are your own worst critic. It looks good to me. It's a cool shape for a small and great figure in that cottonwood.