Amber

I don’t know how you do it, either your rich or good looking, but you always seem to come up with the finest pcs of ash. ;)
This is very nice, as with all of your turnings.

I agree, that is one fine piece of ash!! Great job, and beautiful color!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

You are gifted my friend! Well done!

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Beautiful job Joe. I like the black tinting on the top. Looks like you’ve dyed the inside on this one too.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Beautiful Joe, I won’t make any ash jokes, I see they’ve already been done. Love the color, and am glad to see you expanding your talents. Another wonderful piece.

-- Dan Wiggins

Very nice, love the color

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Beautiful once again , Joe . Is the item illuminated in the 4th picture or translucent ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

All of you turnings look just great. It is an inspiration.
As I reviewed them I couldn’t help but notice that you are posting a new piece every 2 to 5 days. Are you that productive or are these works spread out over more than just the past year? Also how do you come across those great pieces of wood? Do you have a “real” life away from your lathe. (-;

-- Les B, Oregon

Joe, this is gorgeous. Again I am sorry about being so redundant but I just have to say something about your posts. As I have said before I just don’t know where you find the time but I am glad you do so. I really enjoy seeing these projects.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

There you go again. Another masterpiece.
I love the way you experiment with colors.
Keep up the good work.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

Thanks everyone. Les, these are all new turnings. I post them as I make them. I turned my first bowl, ever, in March 2008. That bowl was about 2” tall by 4” wide and took me about 8 hours to turn. This piece took about 3 hours to turn. A lot of practice has allowed me to become quite proficient. I try to spend a couple of hours a day in my studio while my daughter is at swim practice.

Dusty, the 4th photo shows that the piece is dyed a little brighter to create the illusion of translucency.

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

That is an amazing trick on the eyes , Joe …Thanks for the info : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

very beautiful turning Joe. I’m impressed, your skill keeps improving with every bowl. I would love to see a finial.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Wow, love the lighter inside. Like there is heat in there working it’s way out through the wall of the vase. Very cool.

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

nice and well coloured looks ver uniform good job nice turning too. all the pics looked the same or is it just me or a repeat LOL Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Joe,

Well done and all the piece of Ash jokes are already done. Have you ever done a blog on vessel turning? I am really interested in learning to do it, but it looks so difficult.

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Shannon, I did a brief blog about hollow forms here.

Thanks for all the kind remarks, I appreciate them all. I have another piece of this ash I turned today. I will post photos tomorrow. It has a similar shape, only a little more refined.

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

OOOoooooh! I LOVE the colors, graining and shape. These are some of my favorite colors. Reminds me of quality Chinese and Japanese lacquered wood. Very sexy.

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

Great turning Joe, I like the solour.

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

Glowing from within! So cool!

-- Scott - Katy, Texas