Raw

Beautiful, nice execution, very gracefull form. I like it, wish mine looked so good.
Dave

Another beautiful turned vase from Trifern.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Raw, necked, beauty! Oooo, so excited!

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

Sometimes it’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature (of course you’ve proved the opposite many times here!).
Beautiful form and grain with a sweet finish, as always.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

From a “Raw” guy…..amazing work, as always!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

You did this one just for me did’nt you buddy, you know how much I love maple. Thanks. It’s gorgeous.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

It is hard to beat mother nature. Especially when she is naked (-:
Your dye work continues to impress me and If I ever get caught up on the other things I “need” to do I may try to emulate your work. I assume you are selling these or your house must be getting rather crowded. Either that or like summer Zucchini your friends won’t answer the door because you are trying to give away another vase (-;

-- Les B, Oregon

It may be raw, but it’s still absolutely beautiful. Very Very nice Joe.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Wonderful Joe, like a beautiful woman, best to see in the “raw”.

-- Dan Wiggins

Joe I wish I had your eye for picking such beautiful pieces. Not too shabby a turning job either.

-- DocK, WV

very interesting, lots of character.

-- “Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A.

In the Raw? What happened to the dye? Looks great Joe. And I’m still waiting for your blog on the use of Analine dyes….....................LOL

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

Sometimes you just need to let the grain speak for itself! Looks great Joe!

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

Very Nice. What hollowing tools do you use? did you turn the vessel green and cure it or did you use cured wood? Really looks great – Always like to see your stuff – and your gallery page is awesome

-- .......and if ya screw up, you can heat yer house with it......

Thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate all of them.

TulipHillWoodWorks, I am using the Trent Bosch hollowing tools. Most of my pieces lately have been turned from green timber. I just turn them thin, slather some finish on the outside, and let them be. Some move, some don’t. As long as the walls are consistently thin, they rarely crack.

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

Thanks for the info Trifern! – another question – what do you do with all the shavings – I had no idea I was going to end up with a small mountain.

-- .......and if ya screw up, you can heat yer house with it......

During the recent months I have been burning the shavings on my garden. During the warm month I will use as much and also compost them.

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