Dirty Turning - Jeff Horton's Dunno Wood

[John Hart]

Yup...after months of not turning, I finally got back on the lathe. Unfortunately...it's about the only tool that's operational right now. But, I left it hooked up just for this occasion. This is the Dunno Wood from Jeff Horton. After looking closely, I think it might be sycamore...but that's just a guess. It's 6" in diameter and 3.5" high....sealed with Behlen's Woodturner Finish then Spray Lacquer. It's a holiday so I sprayed with my mask off. (hic) :o :) All in all...a wonderful day.

[Chris Barton]

Nice bowl John. Unique shape, I bet it was fun to turn.

[John Miliunas]

John, it never fails to amaze me how far you've gotten in such a short period of time! :D I guess all I can say is, "WOW"!!! Beautiful, my friend. Simply beautiful! :) :cool:

[Corey Hallagan]

Wow, nice job Joh, that is a beauty, finish is awesome too!

Corey

[Andy Hoyt]

Cool - Take that puppy for a Nantucket Sleighride!

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Another home run. Beautiful! Even handycapted you get'er done! Great Job!

[Raymond Overman]

Excellent John! Great natural edge piece and wonderful form with the dunno wood.

[Gary Max]

John----- Sycamore looks like a real good guess----great job on the form and finish.
Have fun moving/packing/unpacking

[Erin Raasch]

Very nice, John. What you can do with an ordinary looking piece of wood never ceases to amaze me!

Erin

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I dunno what kind of wood that is but.............I do know I like it! Excellent job John with a very unique shape and finished NE! Excellent!

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

Very cool John! Like riding a bike!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Excellent John. I like the form on it.

[Jeff Horton]

Dang! If I had known that was in there I would have kept it!! :)

[Barry Stratton]

Wow! Great piece there Mr. Hart. I like it.

Can't blame that on the lacquer - thats plain ole skill.......

[Keith Burns]

Great piece John ! :) :) You are definately fearless when it comes to turning and I always appreciate what you "turn" out.:)

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Absolutely stunning, John.

[Doug Thompson]

Cool, this sparks my intrest. I'll start another thread with a few questions.

Edit - I don't even know how to ask a question about it, so I'll try one then ask.

[John Hart]

Thanks everyone! You are clearly TOO kind! It was nice getting back in the saddle...even just for a little while.:)

Oh...and also, for this piece, I made my own power sander thingie. My 25 year old B&D drill was laying around..... so I stuck some velcro hook stuff to a piece of fatique mat from the shop floor and then cut some hook-n-loop sand paper to fit to that. Epoxied the whole thing to a piece of an old hand drill disc sanding attachment that I was throwing out anyway. The whole process took about 15 minutes. The fatigue mat stuff worked really good...just the right amount of pressure. Power sanding is great!:)

I have pics in the shop computer....I'll post 'em tonight.