Mesquite vase--pics

[Curtis O. Seebeck]

Here is a mesquite vase I made last weekend. It measures 7 1/2" tall by 4 1/2" wide. Wall thickness of 3/8 or so and hollowed all the way. Finish is Formby's Tung Oil Finish, High Gloss the buffed on my Beall after curing. The voids were filled withe turquoise embossing powder and CA like I used on the mesquite pen I posted a couple days ago.

It got a little flat 2/3 of the way down but other than that, I am very pleased with it. It is my best work so far. My pictures aren't too good, but I am working on that too.

As always, honest critiques are always appreciated to help me improve. Thanks for looking!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/MesquiteMan/mesq3-4.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/MesquiteMan/mesq3-3.jpg

[Karl Laustrup]

Curtis, beautiful vase. Like the shape, wood, well just everything about it.

Karl

[Mark Cothren]

Yessir, that's nice! The Mesquite looks good and that looks like some very nice work on your part!

Thanks for the pictures!

[John Hart]

Gorgeous!! Yep, I see that flat spot....but I bet the next one won't have it. Wonderful piece Curtis!:)

[Glenn Hodges]

Good looking wood, nice treatment of the mouth, and the flat spot is hardly noticeable. Thanks for posting such a beauty.

[Dick Parr]

That's a really nice looking vase, great job.

[Jim Dunn]

Each one of your pieces looks better than the last Curtis. Really nice!

[Rich Stewart]

Oh yeah!!! That's what I'm talkin' about. Great vase! Beautiful wood, form and finish. I don't know how safe this is or if it is an accepted technique but I have noticed if I look at the TOP of the spinning item I will see things like that flat part better than if I only look where my tool is.

Anybody have an opinion on this method?

[John Hart]

Oh yeah!!! That's what I'm talkin' about. Great vase! Beautiful wood, form and finish. I don't know how safe this is or if it is an accepted technique but I have noticed if I look at the TOP of the spinning item I will see things like that flat part better than if I only look where my tool is.

Anybody have an opinion on this method?

Yup...I have a piece of plywood handy that I hold behind the piece to give good contrast. It helps some.

[Andy Hoyt]

Oh yeah!!! That's what I'm talkin' about. Great vase! Beautiful wood, form and finish. I don't know how safe this is or if it is an accepted technique but I have noticed if I look at the TOP of the spinning item I will see things like that flat part better than if I only look where my tool is.

Anybody have an opinion on this method?

Yup, I do that too. But it can cause the pucker factor to double. It's like typing without looking at the keyboard

[Cecil Arnold]

Really nice piece Curtis, your skills are growing with every new piece.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Curtis that is a nice looking bowl. I would like to turn some mesquite some day. Great work.

[Bill Stevener]

Hi Curtis,

Very obvious your work is showing great improvements with each turning you post.
As others have noted, we don't see the flat area in a form until it's to late. Kinda like driving a car, if one is always looking at the road just in front of the hood, they never see the stoped car in front of them. One must learn to drive looking well down the road. If one is constantly looking at the tool, it has already done the damage before you can remove it. If you learn to look at the work and not always the tool, then you can see what it is doing.

As far as filling the voids, although it could just be the photo, maybe a little more turquoise powder in the same, if that's your choice of filler. Personally, the small amount of area in your turning, that you chose to fill, may reflect a more natural image with the use of a filler like coffee grounds.
Over all you have presented a very nice turning, and my comments are only the way I see it.
So, if you wish, you can tell me to take a flip.:D

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

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job! Looks great!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Wonderful lookin' piece, Curtis.

Bruce

[Corey Hallagan]

That's defintely a keeper. That mesquite looks great!

corey

[Mike Ramsey]

It looks like a vase to me Curtis, unlike the football shapes I
turn out! Good job.

[Ernie Nyvall]

That's a nice job Curtis. You got some of that honey colored mesquite. Pretty stuff.

Ernie