Cocobola Hollow Form

[Neal Addy]

Another Cocobola HF. Can't get enough of these little guys.

As usual with these things it was a pain to photograph.

This one's 2-3/4"H x 3-1/2"W. The rim is 1-3/16". Finished with Seal-A-Cell and buffed with Tripoli and wax.

Comments/critiques welcome as always.

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[Bob Hallowell]

Neal,
That is stunning!

Bob

[Roy McQuay]

That is a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing.

[Mark Pruitt]

Neal,

Beautiful HF! The form and finish are all "just right.":)

I can see what you mean about it being difficult to photograph, with the tent's edges reflecting off the mirror-like finish. Still, the photo is nice. It picks up the details and shows the piece nicely. Given my recent battles with photography, I would be interested in knowing what you use for lighting. My pics always turn out too dark.

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful piece as always Neal!
Love the form!

[Patrick Taylor]

That finish looks stunningly deep. The form looks great too.

[Shane Whitlock]

Beautiful piece Neal, love the form. I see ya turned it without a lip, are ya planning on adding one of your great finials?

Shane Whitlock

[Bernie Weishapl]

Neal as usual it is a awesome piece. I really like the form and finish. Nice job.

[Gary Herrmann]

The word that springs to mind is cute! Very well executed, Neal - despite my horrible description.

[Jim Becker]

That's really sweet, Neal. Cocobolo really polishes up, too!

[Ron Raymond]

Beautiful piece of work Neal! You probably already know more than I do about photography, but I'll ask anyway...are you diffusing your light source?

[Tom Sherman]

Great little HF Neal,

[Barry Stratton]

PERFECTION! Another cocobolo master piece!

[Neal Addy]

Thanks for the kind words, folks!

Mark, I'm just using 18-watt compact fluorescent (full spectrum 5100K) bulbs in aluminum reflectors. I tried playing around with several lighting positions and finally decided on a single source diffused through the top left corner of the tent. Still couldn't avoid the 'alien eye' effect of the tent walls. I probably took 50 pictures to get this one. Thank goodness for digital!

I guess pieces like this are best photographed outside a tent using just a screen setup (but I'm too lazy to set one up). I'd be interested in thoughts from you photography gurus.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very, very nice Neal!

[Dennis Peacock]

Love it Neal!!!!!!!! Very nice and to me, I like the smaller HF's. Very pretty in form and finish. :D

[John Daugherty]

Great looking HF Neal. Cocobolo is one of my favorite woods.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Great looking little hollow form Neal! The form is 'right-on' but your finish is amazing! The reflections tell me all I need to know - absolutely breathtaking! As usual - Great Work!!

[Ed Scolforo]

Now that's a class act!

[Alex Cam]

The form is such that you have no concept of the size except for your description -- and that's the way it should be. Excellent work!

[Jonathon Spafford]

WOW! That is a lovely piece! Kinda a little hf, but the finish and shape are just awesome! Great job!

[Ken LaSota]

Neal outstanding job. I love the shape and color.
Ken