Good Intentions

[Kathy Marshall]

When I got home from work today, I had every intention of being a good girl and working on finishing up some more coasters for my tree trimmer friends. I mounted up a short Acacia log I had cut last week just for that purpose. I started roughing it to a cylinder, but once I was through the bark it looked like it might have some neat character. The tree had stood dead for a long time before it was taken down and it looks like it had some spalting going on.
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All on it's own, my bowl gouge started shaping it and then it wasn't a cylinder anymore :eek:. Not sure where that shape came from, but we'll see how it looks when it's done.
The wood is pretty dry and acacia is pretty stable anyway, so I might just add a lid to it later.
At this point it's about 9" x 6". I'll work on hollowing it tomorrow after I get more coasters finished.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.

[Bob Rotche]

Really nice shape and the wood looks like its got a lot going on. Look forward to seeing the finished project!

[Roger Chandler]

You are so naughty K! Blaming that on your poor bowl gouge............I know......sometimes we just can't help ourselves! :eek::rolleyes::D;) Nice one you have going there!

[Dale Miner]

Kathy,

You do have a nice shape going, and the wood looks very attractive. A suggestion, a small false collar at the base of the neck?

[Bernie Weishapl]

I like the shape you have going on with it and the wood is beautiful. Can't wait to see it finished.

[John Kent]

Very unusual coaster Kathy. I'm sure your tree trimmer friends will be thrilled.:rolleyes: :D

[Curt Fuller]

I think you need to sit that gouge down and have a good long talk with it. Or make it sit in the corner for a while. One of the fundamentals of turning is good tool control and you just can't let your tools start telling you what to do.;)

On the other hand, I gotta say that piece of wood looks awfully pretty as a vase. Not to say it wouldn't have been a nice set of coasters, I'm just saying....

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks everyone!
I hate to say it, but I was naughty again today :eek:. I cut off another section of log and roughed out another cylinder, but instead of more coasters I turned a lidded box :rolleyes:. Back on track tomorrow, just as soon as I finish hollowing the vase!

[Steve Mawson]

Funny how you can start one thing and get on to something else. Happens to me all the time. Looking good by the way.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Kathy happens to me all the time, I got to go and get something in the shop and next thing I'm doing something all together differend, and forget what the heck I was supposed to go and do, go back inside to than having to go back and go do what I was supposed to do, however,

You should keep on doing whatever it takes you to end up with good looking pieces like that :D