Manzanita burl HF/void

[Travis Stinson]

Last one before the big Guild Christmas show next weekend. This one was a bear! Worked on and off for 3 days hollowing it. There are 3 main sections divided by the voids. One of them only has about 1 1/2" of solid wood holding it on at the bottom.:eek: I cleaned up the inside as best as I could with the scraper on my 1 1/4" boring bar while the whole thing was wrapped with Saran wrap and tape. 12" diameter by 7" tall. One coat of Antique oil then several coats of Deft lacquer.

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[Steve Schlumpf]

Travis, what you can turn is beyond belief!!! Great job!

[William Fourness]

I seen a lot of burl turned and turnered by a lot different turners........but this takes it. There just not words for this. I always liked the inclusion, and defects turned in with the bowl. I am always amazed with what you turners can do with an gnarly ole chunk of wood.
Thanks for sharing.

Bill

[Pete Jordan]

Man is that something!
I love the color!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Fantastic Travis. Boy do you have Guts!

Bruce

[Ron Sardo]

Nice!!!

But it looks like more void than wood:eek:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Incredible Travis! Simply incredible!

[Mike Vickery]

Beautiful I love it!

[Mark Pruitt]

That took vision and imagination...and a lot of faith. Great accomplishment!

I'm curious as to what RPM you were turning that piece at.

[Curt Fuller]

Holy Manzanita!

That is just incredible!

[Andy Hoyt]

Other than a few minor grammatical errors I find nothing to critique. Your spelling is much improved, by the way.

Oh, by the way...

Holy Smokes! An amazing collaboration bewteen yourself and mother nature. Well done!

[Travis Stinson]

I'm curious as to what RPM you were turning that piece at.

No idea Mark. I think I ended up hollowing around mid speed on my PM. I had to pay more attention to listening to the wood, it would set up some weird harmonics if I wasn't careful with the cutters.

[John Hart]

:eek: Holy Frioles!!!!! Travis.....I just don't have words....:o :)

[Mark Cothren]

You used the vac chuck on the bottom, right? :D

Just plain' ol' OUTSTANDING!

[Jim Young]

Man that's nice. Surprised it stayed together.

[Pat Doble]

A simply amazing piece. Form, color and finish are all incredible. You do unbelievable work Travis...

[Cody Colston]

Travis, one of the primary reasons I visit this site is to see what incredible piece of art you've turned out recently. You never disappoint me.

That Manzanita burl piece is awesome and just more proof that your imagination and artistry are on a much higher level than the rest of us turning mortals.

Thanks a million for showing such an amazing piece.

[Jim Ketron]

Man what else can be said!
Awesome work!

[Philip Duffy]

Thaat beauty needs a Very Big Price Tag! BZ! Phil

[Ed Scolforo]

With this act, I hereby proclaim you as Sir Stinson!!!

[jeremy levine]

Travis, one of the primary reasons I visit this site is to see what incredible piece of art you've turned out recently. You never disappoint me.

That Manzanita burl piece is awesome and just more proof that your imagination and artistry are on a much higher level than the rest of us turning mortals.

Thanks a million for showing such an amazing piece.

The above quoted post really says it all.

[Frank Kobilsek]

Travis
I have no experience with these things but can I be your agent? You know for the book deals, videos, autobiography, personal appearences, etc.

Truely outstanding piece.

Frank

[Dennis Peacock]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!! :eek: :eek:

That's AWSOME Travis!!!! I "just" don't see how you keep'em together!!!! All the wood you turn must be very obedient wood under your control. ;)

Very, very nice!!!!:cool:

[Charles E. Martin V]

Just amazing. Finish looks really good too.

[John Miliunas]

Is this where I ask to see if anyone might be interested in a used lathe, tools, chucks, etc...? :confused: :o Doubt I can match anything close to that if I live to be a hundred! Magnificent, Travis. :) (Or, "Travis The Magnificent"!) :D :cool:

[Scott Donley]

Who would have thought you could use a shotgun as a turning tool ;) As others have said, just amazing, simply amazing !

[John Timberlake]

Great job. I would be afraid to try something like that. Would end up in pieces. Good looking finish.

[Raymond Overman]

Exciting work Travis. It's amazing what comes off that lathe and what stays on it. Excellent job!

[Don Orr]

Way, WAY beyond amazing !!! I've seen some truly incredible pieces of turned art but this one blows me away:eek: . So much more than outstanding. Words really fail this fabulous creation. I hope you are as excited about it as the rest of us!

Good luck at the show!

[Travis Stinson]

Don, if I ever stop getting excited over something like this, someone better come check my pulse. ;)
Thanks everyone, I greatly appreciate the feedback.

[Ernie Kuhn]

Travis,

Phenominal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haven't tried the Saran Wrap but have used the self-clinging tape from UHaul. Found it did leave a bit of sticky residue but functioned fine.

Again, exquisite!!!

Ernie

[Kurt Rosenzweig]

Your killing me! :D every time I see one of your pieces I say to myself he'll never top that one. Then you do! Very impressive Travis.

[Tim Martin]

Gday Travis, that is another beautiful piece you have turned and well shot too.

It looks like a beautiful finish to boot, and I bet it is silky smooth to the touch.

You said you finished it with lacquer, so i am assuming you rubbed out the lacquer as the final process....
How did you keep all those nasty voids and natural edges clean from all the lint and cutting powders etc?

[Ron Journeau]

And I know I woulda ended up using it for firewood, and as far as what I could do with it, I woulds been justified to watch it burn....what a beauty..

[Travis Stinson]

Tim, I was dreading that. Somehow I got lucky and everything clicked, that's straight from the 5th coat of Deft spray lacquer.

[Jim Becker]

LOL! What a beauty, Travis!! Excellent work.

[Joe Melton]

Well, Travis, I have to say that I don't like it. I don't like that you can do that and I can't. Out of curiosity, why did it take three days? I'm sort of imagining you taking a cut, sharpening the tool, sitting on a stool and looking at it for a few minutes, taking a deep breath, chanting a mantra and taking another slight cut, etc. I'm sure no alcoholic libations were part of the process.
It would be interesting to see some pictures of how you held it on your lathe when doing both the outside and the inside. The thing just looks so fragile!
I'm sure the show will go well for you.
Joe

[Travis Stinson]

Yup Joe, that's pretty close. Except the the occasional puckering and subsequent outbursts when I would bump the opening with my boring bar, it was a breeze :eek: ..........NOT! This was about the point I called it quits and came back the next day with the Saran wrap and tape. You can see I kept my diamond hone close at hand. ;)

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[Tom Sherman]

Travis this is another beauty, sort of puts me in mind of the Death Star from Star wars.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Good grief Travis that is one awesome piece. I am not sure I would have the moxie to turn that. Absolutely beautiful.

[Ernie Nyvall]

sort of puts me in mind of the Death Star from Star wars.

Oh yea, it does doesn't it. That is some beauty Travis. Makes me pucker just thinking about it.

[Brian McInturff]

Travis, I've held off commenting on this one. It just leaves me speachless. You have some extraordinary tallent there and I see you turning professional any time.