Chip Sutherland
03-11-2006, 5:53 PM
Both came from CurlyWoods. I have NO IDEA what Madhong was but it was interesting looking. I bought a retangular block of it. You can see the sister hunk that'll be turned another time. A fair amount of thin CA was used to stabilize some of the holes. Used my gooseneck Hollowmaster on this....had to hang on for dear life for half of the hollowing out. I intended the shape to be a circle but I need to practice my left hand gouge work some more. Don't know if this qualifies as a hollow form since the mouth is so wide but that's what it took to get the gooseneck inside. I'll have to finish the foot another time. My Grumbine compression chuck's opening is too big. I'll have to cut another 'plate' with a smaller diameter. This piece is going to soak up danish oil for now. Time spent: ~5.5 hrs.
Size is H 3 3/4" x W 4 7/8"
The leopardwood was an impulse buy. It started like the background block. Stuff is very hard and dry. Had some tear out problems but resolved it with a variety of techniques. This was a fun quick piece taking about 2.5 hrs from start to finish including time taken to empty the groceries from the LOML's van. Finish is danish oil. Size is: H 1 5/8" x W 6 5/8".
Size is H 3 3/4" x W 4 7/8"
The leopardwood was an impulse buy. It started like the background block. Stuff is very hard and dry. Had some tear out problems but resolved it with a variety of techniques. This was a fun quick piece taking about 2.5 hrs from start to finish including time taken to empty the groceries from the LOML's van. Finish is danish oil. Size is: H 1 5/8" x W 6 5/8".