Box Elder Hollow Form

[Mark Cothren]

I got this wood from Jim Ketron back in April. I just got around to turning it and found some great color and curl inside. This pic show some of the curl, but not much of the color. The collar is Walnut.

The piece is 6-1/2" tall and 9-1/2" wide. The wall thickness is ~1/8"... very lightweight for the size.

I used a gel poly finish on it (three coats) and buffed.

Feedback, critiques, suggestions, and opinions welcome!

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[Dennis Peacock]

Looks really good to me Mark. Nice shape and I like the walnut collar. Nice finish on it as well. :D :D

[Corey Hallagan]

Beautiful piece Mark! Looks like it has plenty of curl and color. Nice job!

Corey

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Wonderful piece, Mark.

Bruce

[Dick Parr]

Mark that is a beauty. You have out done yourself with this one, I just love the shape and that collar.

Great job Mark;)

[Dick Parr]

Mark that is a beauty. You have out done yourself with this one, I just love the shape and that collar.

Great job Mark;)

[Travis Stinson]

I love it! Wonderful form, great job Mark.:cool:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful work as we have come to expect from you Mark! Gorgeous!

[Mark Singer]

That is a beauty! Really nice!

[Tom Sherman]

Mark that is one tough looking HF nice figure in the wood and great finish.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Very pretty, Mark. There's some really nice figure, and the collar sets it off very nicely.

[Keith Burns]

Another winner from Arkansas !! Great one Mark, form finish and collar are spot on:) :)

[Andy Hoyt]

I like it, Mark. I wonder how it would look if the collar was a skoshe shorter.

[Mark Cothren]

I like it, Mark. I wonder how it would look if the collar was a skoshe shorter.

Well, I don't know what the heck a "skoshe" is... :confused: but I have not permanently attached the collar as of yet. I'm still not 100% sure about it. I tried black and it just didn't work for me. I'm going to try something in more of a red color and see how it looks before I decide. When I do, I'll try to make it a skoshe shorter and see...;)

[Michael Stafford]

Looking gooooood, Mark. Love the wood but must say the collar does not give it the ooooomph I think this piece deserves. Maybe some bloodwood or chakte kok, wenge or even ebony. Walnut is a little bland here and you have to remember walnut usually gets lighter with age, not darker. Still a very nice peice.

Did you take those pictures without the benefit of the Keith Burns tutorial?:p

By the way "skoshe" is Yankee for smidgeon.....

[Mark Cothren]

Like I said, the collar isn't permanently attached yet. I like it right now, but am waiting to try a few other pieces first. I tried ebony, but the black didn't work for me. Bloodwood might, but I have to make a road trip to pick some up.

"Smidgeon" I understand... thanks for the translation...:D

[John Miliunas]

Mark, for whatever reason, it just seems I've never been able to see a single one of your pieces, which I didn't like!!! :) And this one is no exception! Great HF, my friend!!! :) :cool:

[Mark Cothren]

Well, based on feedback and suggestions I turned another collar for this one. Black didn't look right, so I picked up some Padauk and came up with this. It's the one I settled on. Let me know what you think.

Thanks to all for the suggestions (especially Travis who helped me out on this quite a bit).

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[Tom Sherman]

Mark looks like the Padauk makes the figure in that BE really stand out color matches real well.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beauty Mark. I like the form and finish. I like the collar. Nice job.

[Travis Stinson]

Oh yea! The Padauk really brings out the color. Great job!:cool:

[Jim Ketron]

I agree!
I used some bloodwood before on a few of mine, it really complements the reds in the wood.