I just returned from John C Campbell Folk School after experiencing one of the most exhilarating and tiring weeks of woodturning you could imagine.
I took a course entitled "Turning an Old World Urn, Polychromatic Style" taught by Mr. Don Russell and assisted by Mr. Troy Bledsoe.
I have previously posted some pictures of segmented bowls I learned to construct and turn in a class with Don 18 months ago.
Don brings more than 40 years of turning to class. He had concerns about whether we would get everything done he wanted to get done in only 5 days. He has not taught the class in such a short time. He managed to extend the week by cracking the whip. We worked 3 hrs. Sun, 8 Mon, 9 Tues, 10 Wed and Thurs and 3 Friday before packing up.
Don encouraged us to be creative in our choices of wood and patterns and designs. He also wanted us to top our projects with spouts or lids.
Attached are photos of the lidded urn I finished. It is 9 1/2" dia. and 7 1/2" tall and is made from yellowheart, cherry, walnut, bloodwood, mahogany, maple and dyed veneers. Final wall thickness is 3/8"-1/2".
The other photo is one of Don's works in progress. His feature ring of stars has 256 pieces of wood in it alone.
In a separate thread I will post pictures of a spouted urn that did not get finished.
I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labor as much as I do. Thanks for looking.