Cocobolo goblet

[Curt Fuller]

After making a few of these and giving them away as wedding goblets I had someone track me down and ask me to make one for them. Now that I've got it done I'm not sure I want to part with it. It was a really nice piece of cocobolo with a little bit of yellow sapwood. It's 7" tall and 1.75" diameter with interlocked captive rings.

[Corey Hallagan]

Curt, that is very pretty. Beautiful coco for sure and a great goblet!

Corey

[John Timberlake]

Great job on a fantastic piece of wood. Love the weight of the stem, small without making it look like that was the object of the piece.

[Andy Hoyt]

That looks great, Curt.

Can we see a straight on close up?

[Jerry Vander Till]

Curt,

I can see why you don't want to give it away, it's beauteous!

How thin is the cup section, and did you have to use a steady rest or some other type of support when turning the stem?

[Travis Stinson]

I'm with you Curt. It's a beautiful turning, with everything just right.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty Curt. I don't think I would let it go either. That is sure some pretty cocobola. Fantastic job.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Curt.........that is stunning! I've got one in the making and hope it turns out 1/10th that good! Absolutely beautiful!

[Raymond Overman]

Wow, look at the figure in that. Excellent precision work there Curt. It's definitely a beauty.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

That is beautiful!

Bruce

[Dennis Peacock]

Curt,

I'd love to see a tutorial on just how you do that. You got time to put up a tutorial on how to make one of these?

Very pretty and I love the form. Very elligant.

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Curt, you did a great job on it and I love double rings.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Great job, Curt. Ever since the zebrawood one you did a while back, I've admired your goblets. No wonder people are wanting to own them.

- Vaughn

[Horst Hohoff]

Beautiful piece of work, Curt. I specially like, that you kept the captive rings to a good size in comparison to the goblet. I too often saw captive rings being too thick and too large in diameter. Great job!
Horst

[Barry Stratton]

You did that impressive piece of cocobolo proud. Perfectly proportioned in everyway. Nicely done, sir!

[Barry Stratton]

You did that impressive piece of cocobolo proud. Perfectly proportioned in everyway. Nicely done, sir!

[Michael Stafford]

Curt, that is just beautiful. Nuff said....:D

[Keith Burns]

Curt, I really liked the Zebrawood one you did awhile back but this one has it beat !! Great job:) :) :)

[Mark Cothren]

Curt, that is slick as a whistle! Very elegant looking!

[Travis White]

Stupid question:

Can you use it to drink out of?

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Wow, Curt. I can see why you don't want to part with it. That is absolutely gorgeous!

[Curt Fuller]

Thanks everyone.

Andy, here's a straight on shot. I don't have a photo booth so I usually take my pictures on the kitchen countertop and the straight on shots show all the household clutter.

Jerry, here's a top view that shows the cup thickness (and the flash really shows the dimple in the bottom). I turn the cup first without any support. After I get it finished I stuff some paper towel into it tight and bring up the tailstock into the wad of towel for support. Then I just work my way back towards the base.

Thanks again everyone.

[Gary Herrmann]

Wow. Thats beautiful. Uh, wow.

Did I say wow?

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Hay, Curt, looks like I'm not the only one who looked to the Woodcraft website for how-to's! :) Seriously, though, with a stem that long and thin, do you have a steady, or do you just use your fingers?

[Andy Hoyt]

Thanks for the close ups, Curt. Just what was needed to confirm my original assessment as to the cool-factor on this one.

Nice crisp detailing. Very well done!

[Ernie Nyvall]

That is a very special goblet Curt. Nice job.

Ernie

[Dick Strauss]

Holy smokes what a beauty Curt!!!!!!!!!!

enough said...

Take care,
Dick