Walnut HF

[Ernie Nyvall]

I posted this the other day as work in progress asking for help. Her it os finished. Thanks to all for your help.

Bad pics.

Ernie

[Travis Stinson]

Gorgeous Ernie! Love the form and figured Walnut gives me goosebumps.:D

[Dick Parr]

That is really beautiful Ernie. Love the collar also.

[Michael Stafford]

It is wonderful Ernie. The finish is magnificent and the form is excellent. Congratulations!:D

[John Hart]

She sure turned out great! It really is a beautiful piece Ernie!

[Chris Barton]

Absolutely stunning!

[Bob Noles]

Ernie,

Wow! Another nice one. I really like the grain pattern.

Thanks for sharing with us.

[Gary Max]

That is just great Ernie---you just got to love the grain. I am getting to the point that I really like working with walnut. I have not made any big HF 's yet but looking at yours I may have to.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

VERY nice.........

ah...... "HF"......?

Hollow Form...?

Holy Fantastic...?

Hard Fun...?

You guys should have a Turner's jargon page or something.... ;)

Cheers!

[Gordon Achterhof]

Really, really nice. Someday, if I live long enough, I might be able to make one about a third as good.

Cheers
Gordon

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is really beautiful Ernie. Love the grain and finish on it. Great work.

[Glenn Clabo]

Oh man...oh man...that is just beautiful Ernie!

[Mark Cothren]

That's a great one, Ernie. I like the form and the finish looks like glass. A great piece of wood, for sure. Very nice work.

Thanks for the pictures!

[Bill Stevener]

Ernie, now that's releasing the beauty beneath the bark.
Great turning.

Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)

[Jim Becker]

Nice job, Ernie. A beautiful piece.

[Brad Schmid]

Really nice Ernie. Beautiful job on the finish too.
Brad

[Ron Ainge]

that is so nice that if it does not have a home i will be willing to provide one for it. Good work, Keep it up.

[Chris Curry]

I'm with Stu. HF ??? What does Harbor Freight have to do with it?:cool:

[Chip Sutherland]

Nice, very, very nice. What are the dimensions?

[Ed Scolforo]

Outstanding, Ernie!

[Glenn Hodges]

Ernie, you are right these are bad pictures of stunning work, but who cares at least we get an idea of what you have created. I wish we could see the wood a little better it looks outstanding also. I really like the way the shoulders are placed, the lines look perfect, and the size of the foot makes this one look so elegant. Thanks for letting us look at it.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

I'm with Stu. HF ??? What does Harbor Freight have to do with it?:cool:
Hey Chris, I think they are ignoring us, maybe we don't know the double secret handshake or something..... :rolleyes:;):D

Come on guys, spill the beans, HF...?

Hollow Form???

Holy Fruck...?

Help Fred..??

Healthy Free..?

Holy Fat..?

Honking Fantastic..?

Helical Fraction..?

Hard to Fathom..?

....or is this the kind of thing where one guy, who knows what he is doing says..

"Nice HF"

..and everyone else say..

.."oh yeah really nice HF"

..but in reality, no one knows what the heck "HF" means, but they don't want to look stoopid in front of the group and say..

"yeah guys, what does HF mean...?" :D

Geez, the flatsiders were not joking when they said things get kind a "Spinny" down this a way.... :D

[Andy Hoyt]

Stu - I was gonna tell ya, but not after I read that!

[Keith Burns]

Ernie, that is absolutely perfect ! You did this one just right !:) :) :)

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

So all know what we're talking about. First you squeeze you left hand between your right BIG TOE and the next toe, then you chuckle three times and HF suddenly becomes a Hollow Form! BTW this is a VERY godd example of one!

Bruce

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

So all know what we're talking about. First you squeeze you left hand between your right BIG TOE and the next toe, then you chuckle three times and HF suddenly becomes a Hollow Form! BTW this is a VERY good example of one!

Bruce
Thank you Bruce, a true gentleman!!

OK, I know HF, and NE, any others I'm going to get hit with, or are you guys going to make me buy a lathe first..... :rolleyes::D

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow, thanks everyone for your kind comments. It was a group effort though to get it there... and thanks for that.

The dims are 6x6.5.

Ernie

[John Hart]

Thank you Bruce, a true gentleman!!

OK, I know HF, and NE, any others I'm going to get hit with, or are you guys going to make me buy a lathe first..... :rolleyes::D

When you get your lathe, maybe you can get KC to tell us what a "bl/br BEB" is! :D

[Bill Grumbine]

Very nice Ernie! How about some specs, size, finish, etc?

Bill

[Pat Jeddy]

Your piece is beautiful. I love the finish, it's got that deep glassy effect like looking thru still water to the bottom of a water pool in the mountains. I love that! You know, all of you should get commission from the tool and lathe companies. You all keep posting work like this and the rest of us are forced to buy more tools, more videos, more books, take more classes... because the rest of us want to do that with wood too!!!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Very nice Ernie! How about some specs, size, finish, etc?

Bill
I sanded to 600. Then I dipped the 600 in Watco and while turning real slow, created a slurry and kept that up for about 5 min. Wiped it off and let it dry for a week. Three coats of simi gloss Deft lacquer, then buffed with tripoli and carnauba wax.

It's 6" X 6.5".

Ernie

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

When you get your lathe, maybe you can get KC to tell us what a "bl/br BEB" is! :D

ah.........do I REALLY want to know.... ;)