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Joe Fisher
05-18-2006, 6:48 PM
Here's a little mesquite goblet I made. 5" high, stem is 1/8" at its thinnest. Finish is spray shellac. The mesquite was very forgiving during sanding. Because of the void, I had to do a lot of hand sanding, and I was very thankful to the mesquite :)

-Joe
Bernie Weishapl
05-18-2006, 9:35 PM
Looks like a good job Joe. Mesquite is pretty stable and I love working with it. Looks good.
Corey Hallagan
05-18-2006, 10:01 PM
Way to go Joe! Nice one!

Corey
Ernie Nyvall
05-18-2006, 10:15 PM
Looks like it will hold just the right amount of wine. Nice job Joe.

Ernie
John Miliunas
05-18-2006, 10:18 PM
Way neat, Joe! That's got wonderful form. I wondered from the title what you meant by "dribble"; Now I know! :D Great job. :) :cool:
George Conklin
05-18-2006, 10:22 PM
When I read "dribble cup" the first thing that came to mind was the Saturday Night Live skit with Dan Akroyd.

Interesting piece there, Joe. I particularly like the thin stem.
Henry C. Gernhardt, III
05-19-2006, 2:53 AM
That's a lovely goblet, Joe.
Frank Fusco
05-19-2006, 10:28 AM
Sorry, I can't call it "nice". Looks like a failure to me. Is that what they call an example of turning the inside diameter larger than the outside? :rolleyes:
Rich Stewart
05-19-2006, 3:28 PM
Don't mind him. He obviously don't know nuttin about art. How did you get the stem so thin? Got a steady rest? NICE looking goblet.
Joe Fisher
05-19-2006, 3:45 PM
Art is subjective. Can't fault someone for their opinions.

No, I didn't use a steady. I put some cloth in the bowl of the goblet, brought the tailstock up VERY LIGHTLY just to steady the bowl. I then took very light shearing cuts with a very sharp spindle gouge, thinning in steps from the bowl back to the foot. The idea is not to put pressure on the stem, but let the wood come to the edge to be cut.

-Joe
Frank Fusco
05-21-2006, 1:21 PM
Don't mind him. He obviously don't know nuttin about art. How did you get the stem so thin? Got a steady rest? NICE looking goblet.

Yes, I do know about art. A cup like that WITHOUT the big hole in the side would sell for $20.00. With a big, broken hole in it, we call it art and it sells for $1000.00. ;)
Joe Fisher
05-21-2006, 2:43 PM
Yes, I do know about art. A cup like that WITHOUT the big hole in the side would sell for $20.00. With a big, broken hole in it, we call it art and it sells for $1000.00. ;)
$1000 you say? Want to buy a goblet? :D

-Joe
Rich Stewart
05-23-2006, 8:17 PM
He DOES know about art. I stand corrected.