Van Frank

Great shape & colour Joe

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Not the socks blower as the red one, but who knew? Might have been. Keep experimenting, love it!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

The color is neat. I think it is a very nice vessel.

very nice .. I collect a little Van Briggle too. Every visit the old Van Briggle pottery factory in Colorado Springs ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Another cool color!!!Nice job!!!!!!!!!

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

This is taking it to a new level , just love the color…Blkcherry

This is taking it to a new level , just love the color…Blkcherry

Wow pretty cool, your really gettin into that deep hollowing aren’t you? Now go eat some turkey!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Dan Wiggins

Inspiring as always Joe. Picked up a Sorby hollowing tool last week, but haven’t had a chance to play with it, this piece makes me want to head to the shop and turn something

-- DocK, WV

The shape is nice but I’d like to see a bit more curve in the neck and body, just a few more degrees to accent the shape. It looks like you’re being careful on this one. Not as daring as your other work. Did you use only one color on this piece? I wonder what it would look like if you used 3 colors as you did with the apple red one. I like the turquoise blue, but would like to see more depth in the coloration. Nice work as always.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

What can I say Joe, you’re out of my league, beautiful as usual.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Cool job great work

-- Jim, Kentucky

Thanks for all the feedback.

mmh, I agree with you on the shape and the color. The color is my first using aniline dyes. I ordered several colors the other day and am scheduled to take delivery on the 4th. I couldn’t wait though, I drove 50 miles on Wednesday and picked up the turquoise. This piece of pear had virtually no interesting grain to it. I really love the way the dye penetrates the wood. My next turquoise will be layered with red and black to give it the depth of color, similar to Van Briggle. I will also finish it in a hand rubbed matte to give it that buttery look.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Joe, you’ve done this one beautifully too. The color is sweeet.

Thanks for posting it, and Happy Thanksgiving.

-- Martin, Kansas

Nice job Joe.Love the color.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

That really looks nice. If I could stop running into spalted maple… I try dyeing some plain maple. I’m also looking forward into trying your liming technique.

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Kerux, you should consider trying the aniline dye on the spalted maple. Some of the lighter colors such as yellow, red, and orange might give you some nice results. The black veining will show through. Thanks for the compliments.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Gorgeous as always!

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