Snow Trojan

Neat idea Joe, and you did a beautiful job on it. another very good turn.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Joe, you really do not have limits!!! This is a wonderful piece and you have blended the colors and materials beautifully. You have graduated Magna Cum Laude from a woodturner into a full fledged artist.

Nice use of colors and another beautiful turning too.

Thanks for sharing this piece.

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

NICE PIECE…. I THINK I WOULD STEAL THAT AND LEAVE THE RINGS. COOL CONCEPT, NO PUN INTENDED. GREAT JOB.

Cool!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Very neat turning. I like it.

-- 3rd generation craftsman ~ www.passionforwoodworking.com

I’ll take a black cherry,,,,,,Joe! Nice work.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Way Cool!!! This is a truly unique piece. Great design and execution.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Joe,

I have to wholeheartedly ditto what Scott said. You are the master.

Lew

This piece is pretty cool Trifern. I agree with grampata in that if I were a thief I’d steal it too. LOL Well done

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Joe, looks good enough to eat.

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

Joe, very very cool stuff. I’ll have to agree with everything said above. You continue to take woodturning to a new level.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Far out design, outrageously cool!!! Terrible hide a ring. They’d steal that for sure, find the rings later, LOL. Really great idea and craftsmanship. The dye work is far out, love the stand. That black outline at the cone top is a nice detail. It’s all good!!!!!

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

Joe, I am always amazed at what you come up with. This is really another great piece of artwork. Thanks for sharing!

-- Rick

Ok,
I kind of stopped posting on your projects because you really crank them out and I end up saying basically the same thing each time (how much I like them). This one is so different from the norm, that I couldn’t resist. Nice work. I would say that if I were a thief (never been convicted yet), I’d probably take this too. Just too nice of work. Thanks for posting all your great projects and keep up the good work.

Allright Joe!!!!!!!!!!!! This is great!! Very nice idea, and I see the airbrush at work, in a way I was hoping you would start using it. Excellent job.

-- Dan Wiggins

As others have said, this is a poor place to hide anything because it’s the first thing a burglar would grab.

Really beautiful, Joe.

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

That’s pretty cool!!!You always have the best names!!If I send you pics of my projects will you name them for me?LOL .

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

Very nice. What dye did you use on the hackberry? I have been misting my work with alcohol and then flaming it before putting color on – seems to help close up the wood fibers and prevent bleed through.

-- Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Wow, that looks absolutely delicious

-- Steve -- University Heights, Ohio

That is a really neat. It’ll work, if…. they will use it.
I think the big wigs at the turning magazines need to see this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

Another beauty, but this was has purpose that really makes it last! Nice work Joe.

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

Just beautiful, perfect wood for the cone!

-- Paul Sayre Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)

I always think when you post a project, that there is no way you can top your last project, but each new project is better than the last, I don’t know how you do it, but your creativity is simply amazing.
Thank you for sharing another beautiful piece of art.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

great idea! It’s almost like we shouldn’t build jewelry boxes either… unless they don’t look like them. Very nicely done.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Very nice indeed!

brilliant; fascinating, very cool, and holds a secret. Can you ask for anything more? I think not!!

awesome

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

wow.. even I’m speechless now ;)

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

Wow Joe….......... great looking piece again. What can I say…....................... WOW

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Joe you seem to outdo yourself with each post somehow, (and I always look forward to the next) that is just too neat for me to think of the proper adjectives even. I have to just leave my comment as WOW.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

Thanks for all the kind remarks. I am truly humbled and appreciate them all.

Scott, I would be honored to offer suggestions for titles for your creations. It may sound a little quirky, but most of my pieces have names early on in the process. The wood and/or piece just kind of “speaks” to me.

Jeff, I used water based aniline dyes that were airbrushed on.

Daren, I would still like to stop by and see your operation sometime.

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

Love this one Joe.Great idea and workmanship.

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

Sweet Looking!!! Very clever Idea. Great Job, Joe.

-- Dennis Zongker

that is so cool, I didn’t even realize what exactly it was at first. It must work well then :)

-- Cocoboloboy is at www.cocoboloboy.webs.com

very nice .. whimsical piece

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

Joe, you are welcome here any time…we may even be able to scare up a couple chunks for you to drag home and work your magic on.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

Very fun! I’ll take one in Mango & Strawberry flavor. Now when are you going to start marketing them?

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

Pure art Joe, Pure art. It belongs in a gallery.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

For me, it’s hard to pick a favorite from your list of postings, as all of your work is very nice, but this is probably toward the top of the list. Nice work, very cool design.
M

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

I always enjoy your colorful creations, Joe! Seems there’s always a story to go with them, too.

Thanks for sharing with us.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Nice combo finish and the best place to hide stuff is in open veiw. Very nice work.

-- POPSHOP ,

Wow Joe this is crazy cool one of the best so far.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Yea I got to echo some of the others here I thought the whole idea is to save your jewelry not to gift wrap it up in a pretty package for them. L.O.L. I’d steal that and then show it off, look at what I stole, isn’t this cool? L.O.L.