"Creeper" HF

[Scott Hackler]

Here is another one of my smaller hollow forms, but on this one... I used an idea of a creeping pattern of piercing instead of piercing the whole thing. This piece of maple burl didn't end up with much figure, so the boring parts contain the piercings and the "clear" portions were left alone.

About 4" in diameter. Tung Oil and Ren Wax.

Comments are always encouraged, thanks!

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[Mike Cruz]

Can't fool me, Scott. You just got lazy and didn't want to pierce the whole thing! :D

The patience you "piercing" folk have for this embellishment is mind boggling to me. BTW, the form is beautiful, smooth, and clean. Everything seems to flow very nicely on it...but you didn't need me to tell you that...

[Eric Gourieux]

Scott, another knock-out. Form, finial, finish. All good. I like the partial piercing. It's a creative way to make "boring" wood interesting. Your signature finial is exquisite.

[Michelle Rich]

stunner! will your new signature be: " no it's not holey enough yet" soon? :-)

[Alan Trout]

Cool piece and nicely done.

[Fred Belknap]

Well done Scott.

[Dennis Ford]

Beautiful work, photography too.

[Glen Blanchard]

Another stunner!! Love it. How thick are the walls?

[Peter Blair]

Scott, your work is amazing. Gives the rest of us something to shoot for.

[Scott Hackler]

Thanks all. Glen the walls on this one is right around 3/16".

[Bill White]

Well done sir. How many hours have ya got in that piece?
Bill

[Scott Hackler]

Thanks Bill. This is a smaller form so it didn't take that long comparable to some of the larger or more complex piercing pieces I have done. I would estimate a 2-3 hours turning and hollowing and not quite 2 hours piercing. The turning part would be faster except for when I have piercing in mind I try real hard to get consistent wall thickness (about 3/16") and I use super light cuts in the final part of hollowing to try to keep from ruining the piece and maintaining the wall thickness.

[Rick Markham]

Super nice piece Scott, I like the incomplete "creeping" piercing. It really works well with your style. Impeccable form, and the finial has a bit more flair at the top, I like the overall effect, it's elegant!

[Marc Himes]

Very Nice, Scott! I like every thing about it and your finial is fantastic.