Little Brother

[Andy Hoyt]

All of you that posted in this thread - What Would You Do? (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=28110) - are due credit for your assistance on this piece, and the next (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29642). After much anguish and indecision I took the burl down to a friend's shop and he concurred that getting some Natural Edge bowls made the most sense. So we used his Oneway Coring Rig and planned to get three blanks. Unfortunately, there was a big mushy glob right smack in the centerline that ultimately caused the first (smallest) blank to self destruct moments before the coring would have been done.

But we did manage to save the other two, and I chose to make them extra thick to give me extra practice since this was my first attempt at a NE bowl. In this case extra practice also meant my nerves were extra shot!

But I'm pleased. The Little Brother (that's this one) is about 8" wide x 4" tall and is somewhere around 1/4" thick. It actually varies since I had a heck of a time keeping it mounted on the vac chuck due to all the cracks and fissures, and concentricity was thusly lost. Eventually had to put an epoxy plug in the bottom. I sanded to 600, put four coats of Arm-R-Seal on it and buffed on the Beall. I skipped the White Diamond since I knew I'd never get it out of the fissures.

Hope you like it.

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[Bruce Shiverdecker]

If this is "LITTLE BROTHER" I CAN"T WAIT TO SEE "BIG DADDY!"

Outstanding job, Andy!

Bruce

[Mark Cothren]

Only two words come to mind... SHA ZAM! :)

Love it!

Thanks for the pictures!

[Travis Stinson]

I love this one. Great job getting it that thin with those walls! :cool:

[Jim Becker]

I am SO glad to hear you cored the blank...it would have been sinful to turn so much burl into shavings and dust. Nice work on this piece!! Beautiful!!!

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

That's awesome Andy. Wonderful work! :)

[Keith Burns]

WOW... WOW...WOW. Don't know what else to say.

[Jim Ketron]

Wow Keep up these NE turnings Andy!
Nice Job!

[Bill Stevener]

A true piece of art, Andy.

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

[Robert Mickley]

Man oh man those are PURTY!!!!, glad its yur nerves that are shot Andy!!!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Andy all I can say is WOW. That is beautiful.

[Loy Hawes]

Nice work Andy!

[Gary Max]

That's what I call art---great job

[Bob Noles]

Andy,

I looked at big brother first and then found this one. Man... you do good stuff. These are some of my favorite kind of designs and finishes.

Thanks for showing.

[tod evans]

nice job on both pieces andy!

[John Hart]

Wonderful job Andy....Can't tell it's your first....looks like you've been doing NEs for years. Just beautiful....both of them!:)

[Bill Pealer]

Looks like you have figured it out. That is exquisite.

[Glenn Hodges]

Another beauty!!!

[Dick Parr]

That is really wonderful looking Andy. Did a great job with every part of this one. Like said earlier, can't wait to see big brother.:D

Great job Andy.;)

[Michael Stafford]

Now that is how you turn a NE! There are pretenders to the crown but when someone who knows how turns a NE that is what you get. Wonderful, Andy!:D

[Andy Hoyt]

Thank you, one and all. It is comments like the ones you've made here that truly inspire me to do more and do better.

It's now back to that big pile of hickory for this slughead; but no NE pieces from that stuff since the bark falls off thirty mnutes after I bring it inside to thaw out.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow Andy, that really looks great. You tackled a tough one for your first.

Ernie