Black Friday

Man you make those fast! Looks great. Do you put a finish on the inside? If so, how do you do it?

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You are simply out of my league! Awesome!!!

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Lovely vase! I like this shape very much. You could round the lip a bit to follow the flow of your curves.

Have you tried using Masir Birch? I was eyeing some but it’s too soft to use for my handles. The graining in the Masir Birch is superb on the cross section and would make a beautiful turned object.

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

that is a pretty cool looking grain on there.
I like the shape, it looks well balanced.

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Great job as usual , it looks spectacular !!! .

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I love it. I put a hollowing tool on my Christmas list—mostly because of your stuff.

You do aw sum stuff, looks great.
I noticed you seal your stuff with Seal-A-Cell, I’ve never used it. What type of a sealer is this? Was also curious what type of lacquer you use? ( If you don’t mind telling )
I use Sherwin W. Dull Rubbed Pre-Cat. lacquer, gives very nice smooth finishes. I’ve been very happy with it, but am always looking.
PS No Briwax??? :)

Very nice Joe…this looks great. Looks like you’ve taken some of the comments of other LJ…(the narrower neck and top). That looks even more difficult, and either way…this is a fantastic turning. Great choice of wood too.

(My goal is to never go anywhere near a store on Black Friday…instead, I can’t think of a better way to spend the day than something related to woodworking.)

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Bentlyj, I believe Seal-A-Cell is a General Finishes sanding sealer product.

-- Martin, Kansas

Reminds you of the “mind numbed robot masses”, huh? You sure you haven’t been smoking more than Camels? :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great work lookin good

-- Jim, Kentucky

As usual, another great looking piece. Love the grain in that.

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Nice, love the shape, wood pattern and warm tone.

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

Thats a wow Joe, great piece.

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

That grain is great, though I might call them ghosts rather than zombies. Nice work.

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Sweet Joe, love the shape and grain. The minds of all those shoppers is a lot duller than your piece.

-- Dan Wiggins

Exquisite

-- Garyb6, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein

Christopheralan, I typically don’t finish the inside of my hollow forms. This particular piece’s opening is not much larger than my finger.

mmh, I have not tried Masir Birch. This is some more of the River Birch I traded for Camels. Thanks for the feedback. I am always trying to improve my design and forms.

Rikor, you may consider checking out the Trent Bosch hollowing tools. I have the Sorby Hollow Master also, but prefer the Bosch.

Bentlyj, Seal-A-Cell is a clear penetrating oil stain by General Finishes. I like the way it pops the grain on pieces that I finish naturally and then topcoat with lacquer or poly.

Charlie, with a comment like that, sounds like you have made a few “bowls” of your own.

Thanks for all the feedback, I really appreciate them all.

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

Joe I’m don’t think that Charlie is quite on the mark, but exactly how close were you when you sprayed the lacquar ? seriously a beautiful turning with fantastic grain.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

RTB, maybe I was a little close while spraying the lacquer. However, in Bill Clinton’s own words “I did not inhale.”

Bentlyj, I am using Watco aerosol spray lacquer.

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

Joe, Another great looking vase.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

grain is really nice … electric

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

Another great piece! You ever thought about trying a pottery/wood combo vessel? Might be interesting to team up with a potter willing to experiment.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Joe, what size (1/2, 3/4, 5/8) would you recommend I get?

Rikkor, I have the 5/8” straight and curved shafts. I just ordered the extreme curved shaft Wednesday. You can get away without the extreme shaft, most do. I have Trent’s purple handle also. The 5/8” is what Trent recommended to me.

Miles, please don’t talk like that. I used to do wheel thrown pottery in college many years ago and loved it. I considered getting a potter’s wheel and kiln instead of a lathe. I simply do not have the room, time or funds for such an endeavor….yet. It’s an interesting concept though.

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

Trifern . A nother great piece from the same wood. I guess that the wood is still green. Any problems with cracking.

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Karson, the wood is still green. All of my recent hollow forms have been from end grain, green wood. As long as I turn them thin with a consistent wall thickness, they have not had cracking issues.

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

i thought you named it Black Friday because you were selling it real cheap to a poor teacher who appreciates beautiful art but cant afford it…hahahaha…as always—-awesome!!! I really like the grain…I see the figures…looks like mts on left and a person iin a shawl and then someone behind for sure…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

trifern,
just always make the beauty of each piece of wood :)!

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