Last Black Walnut NE for a while...

[Mark Cothren]

15" x 10-3/4" x 7-3/4"... 1/2" walls... buffed antique oil finish... would love to hear comments/feedback/opinions (good and bad) on this shape.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/markfromark/100_0944.jpg
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[John Miliunas]

IMHO, perfect shape for that particular piece of wood! The transition of wood tones and on up to the bark is accentuated by the shape! :) However, I do have one question: How the heck do you manage to keep that much bark on the piece w/o it flying off all over the place? I always seem to end up with more bark on and around the lathe than I do on the piece! :o Nicely done, Mark. :) :cool:

[Paul Engle]

Mark you have got it exactly perfect, don't fix it!:eek: Absolutely gorgeous , cant wait to try it on my walnut that still has the bark.

[Mark Cothren]

Thanks guys. John, I don't know what to tell you except that I just take very light finishing cuts around the bark. I think it has more to do with the wood than it does with any technique. This tree had been on the ground a while, but the bark is still fairly tight and in good shape.

[John Hart]

Another beautiful piece Mark! Last one for a while? Too bad.:(

As far as the shape...I love it. Tried to capture that shape a while back and failed. You nailed it. :)

[Mark Pruitt]

Another home run! In the second pic there is the appearance of a flare to the shape, it looks like it is flared out just as you get about midway up the wings. In the first pic it appears that there may indeed be a rather subtle flare. Is that real or an optical illusion? Either way it adds interest!

[jeremy levine]

Looks great leave as is :)

[neil radcliffe]

Both the form and the wood look wonderful to me, if your not happy with it post it across the pond to me:) .

Neil

[Mark Cothren]

Another home run! In the second pic there is the appearance of a flare to the shape, it looks like it is flared out just as you get about midway up the wings. In the first pic it appears that there may indeed be a rather subtle flare. Is that real or an optical illusion? Either way it adds interest!

Yes, there was/is an intentional flare on the wings. I have two or three recent NEs that I've tried this on. It's not hard to do - just very hard (for me) to do and make it "just right".

Thanks for the feedback guys.

[Tom Sherman]

Mark I like this one as well, and believe the flare adds deminsion to it.

[Skip Spaulding]

WOW!! Just Beautiful! skip

[Terry Quiram]

Mark

Thats the best one yet. Your shape is perfect. How the he_ _ did you buff that and keep the bark in place?

Terry

[Mark Cothren]

Thats the best one yet. Your shape is perfect. How the he_ _ did you buff that and keep the bark in place?


Verrrrrrrrry carefully.....:D

[Ed Scolforo]

Mark, that COULDN'T be nicer!!!!

[Thong Nguyen]

very nice.....

[George Conklin]

Man O' Man... Let me know when you start giving lessons. I want to be first in line.

That piece is another knockout.

[Pat Doble]

Yet another beautiful walnut piece. Don't ask me why - but I see a pig walking towards me in the bottom :confused: - middle is nose and darker spots above are ears - I guess I maybe just need to get some sleep.

Seriously though, great job on the NE's you've posted lately.

[John Hart]

....Don't ask me why - but I see a pig walking towards me in the bottom :confused: - middle is nose and darker spots above are ears - I guess I maybe just need to get some sleep......

Yup...I see it too. Someone cut his right ear off.:eek: :D