Apple HF

[Kathy Marshall]

This is from the smaller piece of the apple log. I turned it last night and got finished too late to bother with pics.
It's about 4" x 4" finished with antique oil. I still need to do a little more work on the finish.

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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.

[Alan Trout]

Pretty piece or wood and pretty form. Well done.

Alan

[Michelle Rich]

luv the wood color variations..& the shape..very pretty vase

[Richard Jones]

Great form, Kathy, as usual........

I really like the 3rd pic, wish it had a bit more light, but the orientation and angle is nice to my eye. What sort of setup are you using for pics?

[Steve Schlumpf]

I like the way the natural colors play against each other! Gives the form the look of old pottery! Nice work!

[John Kent]

Really nice job Kathy, love the wood. The form is what I have come to expect from you.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really nice Kathy. I like the form and the wood is awesome.

[Roger Chandler]

Purdy , purdy, purdy!!! That is a beauty K! I think you nailed the curve on that one!

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Neat hollow forms, Kathy. Apple wood looks like it makes dramatic turnings.
faust

[Dave Mueller]

Kathy,
The bead at the opening sets it off very nicely. I always have problems with how to terminate a larger opening and the bead fixes that. Good job.
Dave

[Eric Holmquist]

Really like this a lot. The form is nice, and the contrast between the sap wood and the heart wood creates a subterranean look, like catching a glimpse inside some mysterious cave.

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks everyone!


Great form, Kathy, as usual........

I really like the 3rd pic, wish it had a bit more light, but the orientation and angle is nice to my eye. What sort of setup are you using for pics?
I'm using a photo tent and a single 100w daylight CF. Since this piece is small, it's sitting on top of a box to get more of a profile view. I should have moved the light higher, without the box the light comes a little more from above.

[Baxter Smith]

Pretty wood Kathy and a nice form!

[neil mackay]

Whats not to like about this one excellent form and finish, another very good piece Kathy.

[Rich Aldrich]

I really like the form. Nice wood. I hear apple is difficult to keep from cracking.... any advice?

[Tim Rinehart]

That's just cool with the sapwood banding! I like it!

[Kathy Marshall]

I really like the form. Nice wood. I hear apple is difficult to keep from cracking.... any advice?

Thanks Rich, I hear the same thing. Both of the piece I turned were endgrain so the pith runs through the bottom, but not centered. On the taller piece, it's right along the rim and there has been a little cracking from the pith. The pith on this piece is closer to the center and I applied more CA to try and stabilize the pith. I've also been keeping it in a plastic bag to really slow down the drying. I open the bag each day, let some moist air out and some dry in. So far, so good, no signs of cracking yet, but drying will take quite a while with this method, so we'll see.