Variation on a classic Ray Allen vessel

WOW!
that’s dang impressive!
I’m going to have to look at this some more to really put to words what I’m seeing…

that inside shot is amazing. this piece is just incredible. I would love to see this piece in person…

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

Wow, what a stunning piece…..love the colors.

JC

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

That is one nice bowl. You seem to have a natural knack at turning and design. Congrats!!!

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Incredible design and craftsmanship : ) Beautiful colors !

-- 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 .

Fantastic I have nearly 30 years turning and could not make something like that wowwwwwwwwwww

-- peruturner,lima peru

Wow , this is magnificent work!

Thanks for an enjoyable experience and welcome to Lumberjocks community.

-- My woodwork blog : http://www.isetehtud.pri.ee/blog/

WOW too !!!!! It is beautiful !!!!!!!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

you are truly talented. Building a master-piece like this after only a year or two is beyond most of us.
You have done a fantastic job of the brick work, glue-up, turning, and finishing it. I am relatively new into turning and have done a few segmented pieces but nothing like this. I can appreciate the amount of work goes into a beautiful piece like this. Well done!!

Beautiful!

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

As the other have said….. great job on this turning. Great choice of wood. Very nice laminations, and one of the best forms I have seen…...... And big TOO. :-)

I am also a big Ray Allen fan. ..I am also new to turning..(just a couple of months). I have not done any segmented stuff YET..but that is the driving force in my turning adventure. If I could manage a piece like this, I would be just ecstatic…...... “A tip of the Hat” to you sir.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Awesome work, this would make Ray very proud!

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

DVL, this is a stunning piece. It truly is a work of art.

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

That’s an impressive vessel. I admire the talent.
What finish are you using?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Gorgeous segmented vessel. Thanks for sharing.

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

Strong Work. I have to ask…about how long did it take?

Keep making great work.

-- Things of the greatest worth are from the Earth. If you tell yourself that something is "close enough" it is not...do it again.

Can’t say anything that hasn’t been said, so I’ll repeat the word “stunning”!

Like Brent, I was wondering how many hours went into this?

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

This is absolutly awesome!! I hope to be able to make one this nice in the near future. I just checked out Ray Allen’s website and just love his work .

Thanks so much for posting & Job Very Well Done!!!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Fantastic work, your ability after only one year of turning to execute this piece not only in the turning aspect but the segmentation is wonderful to see. Having seen the piece you are designing yours from when Ray was still with us and having known Ray personally, I can say, he would have loved this piece and your execution of it.

-- Dale

WOW, Beautiful. What kind of woods did you use?

-- Dennis Zongker

Great turning!!!Man thats a lot of glueing up parts!!

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

I opened my L Js e mail and scrolled through the projects,after each project I would come back and look at your Ray Allen vessel I then came back and scrolled through all the photos over and over of this wonderful,beautiful, incredible, unbelievable, awe-inspiring,fantastic,work of art. I,m hypnotized buy this vessel and your workmanship. I,m not easily enthralled by projectsathough there are a large number of unbelievable artisans on LJ .I’m not really a turner but I am inspired by this project ,to improve the work that I do. Thank you for sharing this great vessel.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Some of the work on this site amazies me. This is one of them. I only hope that someday if I keep at it I can do something half as good.

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

DVL, welcome to LJ. Hope you like it here.

Congratulations on this turning…it’s absolutely stunning! Very, Very Cool. Beyond pen turning and a few smaller things, I’m just starting to branch out into segmented turning and have looked at buying Ray Allen DVDs/books. This convinces me to do so.

Thanks for posting this…it’s an incredible feat.

-- Martin, Kansas

Right in there with the others. That is a golden masterpiece! Could look at that for hours. Very fine, what a treasure! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Excellent work – visually stunning

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

I’m in awe, what a beautiful piece of art, to say well done is an understatement.

-- Dan Wiggins

Wow A beautiful creation. You need to do a blog on the steps on creating a masterpiece like that.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

That is a work of art. How long does it take to turn out a project like that? Any chance of showing us a video of how you do the next one?

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Wow!

-- Rob — I've cut it off twice and it's still too short!

Gorgeous segmented piece. I admire the patience this piece must have taken. Thanks for sharing.

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

You’ve gotta be quite proud of this piece. It is just downright gorgeous. I’ll trade you my kid for it! Don’t worry about doing a video… just keep making beautiful things like this! I mean, this looks pretty much flawless.

Yikes! Where do you go from there? I am just in awe with some of the projects here. This is amazing.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Absolutely wonderful very well done regards Alistair

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

Simply stunning! Beautiful work and workmanship. This is priceless but worth anything you could get for it.

-- Dr. Ken, Florida

Your work is way past amazing, truly an artistic expression that is beyond words!

-- Cov, Loomis, CA, http://www.covingtonwoodworks.com