Maple HF

[John Hart]

Inspired by Sparky, I dug through the firewood pile and found this piece of maple and gave it a go. This was hollowed completely with the Sorby from my secret santa. I got a lot more comfortable but the wall thickness is still not as even as I would like. This is 9.5" Diameter and 5" High...finished with the new stuff...but I still have some work left there. Just got excited and wanted to post it. Thanks for looking!!

Before...With a big ol' tenon and a 6" faceplate
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Turned the Cylinder
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Final
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[Mark Singer]

John,
Great work! I love the form!

[Sparky Paessler]

That's some good looking firewood you got there.:D Looks great! love the shape. Glad I was able to inspire you. Now I need to get busy and do some more myself. (maybe for me this time!) :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Just plain kewl John!!

corey

[Mark Cothren]

Nice one John! Great piece of wood and a nice pictorial!

[Dick Parr]

Very nice John, Sparky did light a fire.:) Did you make another bowl from the tenon when you were done with HF?:rolleyes:

[Carole Valentine]

Dang John! Here I am going smaller and smaller and you are going bigger and bigger!:D:D:D Nice form! How long did it take you to hog that baby out?

[Bill Stevener]

Very nice John, sure has a lot of caricature.

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's a wonderful piece John.

You people and your maple firewood piles... just shameful.;)

Ernie

[Andy Hoyt]

John - She's a beauty all right. But why the monstrous tenon? Was it all you had? Seems as though you'd have some exaggerated eccentricity issues.

[Gary DeWitt]

If you weren't a whole continent away, I'd gladly come over with an equal amount of unturnable firewood and trade you for what you got. That's a real nice HF there, John.

[Ed Scolforo]

John: That's a beautiful piece of wood. The form is great!
Ed

[John Hart]

First off....Thanks everyone for your kind comments! I'm glad I didn't blow this one up. Now I just gotta get over the fear factor and get that wall thin and even.


Very nice John, Sparky did light a fire.:) Did you make another bowl from the tenon when you were done with HF?:rolleyes:

Nope...not yet. The tenon is still on the faceplate though and I think it should turn into something! (It's got some nice burl in it, and it's time for something smaller :) )


Nice form! How long did it take you to hog that baby out?

This took me two evenings(Tuesday and Wednesday after work). The first night, I got it shaped and halfway hollowed. Then I took it off and bagged it in a bunch of shavings. Finished it off the second night. (probably 8 hours total)


.....But why the monstrous tenon? Was it all you had? Seems as though you'd have some exaggerated eccentricity issues.

I knew that I would have a lot of work to do from the headstock side so I wanted to give myself some room. I just made sure I had good concentricity and squareness during my resaw and glue-up. Surprisingly, it was well-balanced when I started it up.


If you weren't a whole continent away, I'd gladly come over with an equal amount of unturnable firewood and trade you for what you got. That's a real nice HF there, John.

You should send me your address!;)

Thanks again everyone!

[Glenn Hodges]

John, the form on this one is super. I like the shoulder, the curve, and the lip. I can see why you are excited. Thanks for showing it to us.

[Mike Forsman]

John,

I like it, it is very nice.

[Larry Browning]

Being a flat guy and all, I can't for the life of me figure out what "HF" means. I am pretty sure you are not talking about Harbor Freight. Maybe Hollow Form?

[John Hart]

Being a flat guy and all, I can't for the life of me figure out what "HF" means. I am pretty sure you are not talking about Harbor Freight. Maybe Hollow Form?

Yup...Hollow Form...sorry Larry....just laziness I reckon! Too many acronyms in our lives eh? :)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Being a flat guy and all, I can't for the life of me figure out what "HF" means. I am pretty sure you are not talking about Harbor Freight. Maybe Hollow Form?

Different for different people... for John it would be HighFalutin and for others, Hollow Form.:D :D

Ernie

[Keith Burns]

John, your talent continues to amaze me. This is one great looking piece, form, finish and details are spot on.:) :) .

[John Hart]

Y'all are just too kind.....really.
I did go ahead and turn the tenon tonight The screws went a little deeper than I estimated so I ended up with little holes in the bottom. I think I'll dress this up a little and keep it anyway. It can hold screws and stuff. :D

[Mike Ramsey]

Bravo John!! Good lookng HF. Like the before and after pics....