I got stone....

[laurie sullivan]

hello everyone, it's been a while.

I have been trying new mediums and finally turn some soapstone. boy, this was fun. bought a Holdfast vacuum chuck and this what I was able to do. now my vortex has gotten deeper and wider. I used my Sorbey 1/2 and 3/4 round nose for the whole turn. the wood at the base is walnut.

hope you like it.

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[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's nice! I like the simple design and the walnut base.

[Mike A. Smith]

What Curt said. Really neat Laurie!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Laurie....sometimes simple form are elegant.......and that is! I like it.

[Bob Way]

Hi Laurie,

I, too, am a stoneturner, and your piece is very nicely done. The shape and finish allow the texture and characteristics of the stone to speak for itself and they show very well.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice Laurie! Great form and color combination with the walnut. I have zero experience with stone - so have no reference to gauge size. Could you give the dimensions and also how you finished the stone? Also - what did the stone do to your scrapers?

[Bill Stevener]

Very nice laurie, great turning.

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful piece!

[robert hainstock]

Realy very nice. I'm going to realy fight the urge to go there. :eek:
Bob

[Tom Sherman]

Well done Laurie, nice combination of mediums.

[Bill Stevener]

>1" & <2" :confused:

[laurie sullivan]

this piece stands about 4.5 in. high and the rim is about 5 in. across. as for my scrapers, I just needed to resharpen a few times. (I did find one embedded stone) sanded down to 8000 and used a gel poly (3 coats)

Laurie

[Bill Stevener]

Laurie, may I ask where you buy your stone??

[Glenn Hodges]

That is one nice piece. The color, form, and the stone make for a show stopper.

[Bill Wyko]

Great piece. How was it for the tools? No problems with dulling?

[Pete Jordan]

Wow Laurie!

I am very impressed!

I hope to try something like that this summer.

[Ben Gastfriend]

Wow! The contrast between the wood and stone is really pleasing! I have to resist getting started doing this.... the vortex is swirling!

[Todd Lord]

WOW Laurie,
That is a terrific piece! Where did you get the soap?
It looks very thin, how thick is it?
keep going!
Todd

[Tony Kent]

Hello
Wow, love it!!!! Ditto on where you got the stone. Also what method did you use for attaching to the lathe? LOL my new 1/2 inch thick scraper is calling me to try stone.
Again wow and great job.
Tony
PS I see that you are from my old home Of L.A. I must say I miss the weather there.....its 20 something here at the moment.

[Tom Keen]

This just screams TUTORIAL ! with lots of pics !

Very nice..love the color of the stone. Please tell us more of the details involved with working with stone.

Thanks for sharing
Tom

[Paul Vicchitto]

Really nice work! I am wondering what your impressions of the Holdfast Vacuum chuck system were?