Katrina #4

[Jim Ketron]

Travis was very generous with some of the Bradford Pear taken down by Hurricane Katrina that he was fortunate to get (Thanks you Travis);) . I think every piece turned of this tree has had some special features, and this is # 4 turned from this tree. This was a crotch piece that he gave me and every piece turned so far from this tree has had a void featured in it so I went along with the rest and utilized this feature too. It has some nice curl also, but I could not get it to show up as good in the picture as in real life.
It measures 5 1/4" tall x 9" wide finish is Gel Poly.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/Jim_k/Jim%20K%20Turnings/KatrinaBP.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/Jim_k/Jim%20K%20Turnings/KatrinaBP2.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/Jim_k/Jim%20K%20Turnings/KatrinaBP3.jpg

[Travis Stinson]

I gave you THAT!!!!????:eek: :p
Outstanding job Jim. The curl in that piece gives me goosebumps! That tree has given up some awesome looking turnings.:cool:

[Corey Hallagan]

Another stunning piece Jim!

Corey

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jim that is just beautiful. You did a outstanding job on it.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Jim..........Absolutely gorgeous! After having turned only a couple pieces of fruit wood.....and seeing what you Southern boys have been turning with fruit wood.......It could become my favorite general type of wood for the color and the figure in the wood!

[Barry Stratton]

:eek: Awesome Jim, simply awesome

[Horst Hohoff]

Absolutely great piece of work, Jim!
Horst

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Beautiful, Jim, absolutely beautiful.

[Michael Stafford]

You gotta love the curl! Nice work, Jimbo.:D

[Raymond Overman]

Very nice hollow form Jim. I especially like the flat collar with this piece. I think it accents the inclusion very well. Well done!

[Keith Burns]

Jim, an absolutely perfect HF:) :) Great form, collar and finish:) :)

[Mark Cothren]

Just some flat out nice work on this one, Jim! You guys have milked that tree dry...:D

Great piece!

[Dennis Peacock]

Very, very pretty Jimbo!!!!! A most excellent complimentary piece to the Katrina original. Outstanding work as usual.

[Andy Hoyt]

Well done, Jim.

Looks like it was a challenging piece.

Praiseworthy!

[Mark Pruitt]

Awesome bowl Jim! Interesting too, the name you gave it. There's a kind of double meaning there--the first being what you said, that it was from a tree felled by Katrina. But also, a hurricane might serve as a metaphor for a spinning bowl, the void symbolizing damage, and the overall beauty of the bowl symbolizing how a scarred land can recover and ultimately triumph.
Mark

[Ed Scolforo]

Jim, I can't be nearly as poetic as Mark P. :D I just want to say beautiful work! Ed

[Tom Sherman]

I've tried hard to be jealous of work like this, but just can't bring myself to it. Great work Jim an awsome lump of wood an masterful execution in letting out the beauty of it. I have some small lumps of Bradford pear I can only hope it is a fraction as pretty as yours.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

I don't know, Travis. You keep givin' stuff this good lookin' to great turners, like Jim Ketron, we're going to have to turn in our lathes and do (UGH) flat work!

Beautiful, as usual, Jim.

Bruce

[Ernie Nyvall]

Awesome bowl Jim! Interesting too, the name you gave it. There's a kind of double meaning there--the first being what you said, that it was from a tree felled by Katrina. But also, a hurricane might serve as a metaphor for a spinning bowl, the void symbolizing damage, and the overall beauty of the bowl symbolizing how a scarred land can recover and ultimately triumph.
Mark

Wud he say?:confused:

It is a real beauty Jim.

Ernie