Honest critic please!

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

My second hollow from! Had a blast doing it! Gotta long way to go though. I’m starting to get comfortable with the Scorpion tool I bought from Mr Pencil. Really is an excellent tool. I got this one to about 1/4" wall thickness before I chickened out. It’s from a red maple that was in my front yard and it was just too close to the house so it had to come down. It’s 8' x 4 1/2"s. I did figure out that I’m gonna have to raise the lathe a little. My aching back!!! I had the head stock slide all the way down to the end of the ways which made it a little more comfortable but it has to be raised.. Anyone have any pictures of there lathe raised? Love to see some ideas!
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[Corey Hallagan]

Wow, beautiful piece! Love the finish and the shape, I would be happy with a 1/4 wall on that piece. Nice job.

Corey

[Lee DeRaud]

Until I zoomed the pictures to full size, I though it was some kind of ceramic. Neat stuff!

[John Hart]

Until I zoomed the pictures to full size, I though it was some kind of ceramic. Neat stuff!

I agree...Fairly incredible finish Kurt!! Great HF too! Sheesh! I still can't get that shape right.:) :)

[Rich Stewart]

Wow! What finish did you use on that? Looks like glass. Beautiful job!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Fantastic form and finish. Great work Kurt. What kind of finish did you use on it? Thanks for sharing.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Regarding a lathe that's too low, it depends on how you have it mounted.

I built a bench to hold mine that was taller than normal. so that the heigth was right. Another option would be to make Riser blocks as high as you need them and mount the lathe on them.

Bruce

[Ed Scolforo]

Wow, that finish'll blind ya! Nice form too.

[Curtis O. Seebeck]

Here is a picture I already had available that shows my new Nova raised up. Look towards the right side and you will see the blocks I added. Basically, I took some Jatoba 2x4's and glued them together, then added block on each end so that it had feet to sit on instead of bearing on the entire 2x4. That takes care of the slight uneven floor. Not the best picture for you but you should be able to get some ideas. I am 6'1" so I needed it to be 5" or so higher than the original stand.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/MesquiteMan/DVR.jpg

[Michael Stafford]

Kurt, wonderful work whether it is your second or your hundredth hollow form. Congratulations!:D

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Form and finish!
Looks like the inside is smooth also, Great Job!

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

Thanks for the kind replies guys! I guess I'll try some 4" solid blocks first! I'm 6'3"s so that should do it! The finish is just simple spray can Minwax poly put on in real thin coats.About 6 I think. The stuff dries really fast so it wasn't a big deal. I really don't like that much of a gloss but it's all I had on hand!

[Pete Harbin]

Man Kurt! That is just beautiful!

Pete

[Jim Dunn]

A beautiful hollowform indeed. I does look like some sort of plastic or glass. Very nice.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Well, I forgot to tell you how great the HF is. I concur with what's been said about it already!

Since you are using the DVR's stand, you'll have to make a platform as high as you need it. That is, unless someone else comes up with a better alternative.

Bruce

[Travis Stinson]

That's a beauty. Great job with the form and finish.:cool:

[Keith Burns]

Honest critique Kurt...I cant find anything about it that I don't like. You did very well:) :)

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Kurt and a wonderful finish. Great job;)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow Kurt. Lokks real good to me. Really nice finish.

Ernie

[Ernie Nyvall]

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[Mike Ramsey]

That's a serious piece of eye-candy Kurt! Good job!!

[Andy Hoyt]

Sweetness!