Mars

WOW! It really does look like Mars! You have out done yourself, again!

How durable is this finish? Could it be handled without removing the coloration?

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

Joe I love this piece, the shape and color are beautiful and the grain lines are like another world. Well done, one of your best.

-- Dan Wiggins

Outstanding use of color on this piece. Really! Sum is greater than the parts. Everything works!

WOW…... WOW…....Wow…............... absolutely hit the nail on the head. Appropriately named. What more can be said. Joe you are a master at turning and each and everyone gets better.

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

REALLY eye catching , beautiful -

COSMIC!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Out of this world. Ditto on the WOW.

another great piece, your eye for lines and curves is good. how thin do you turn your walls? as all ways the name fits the piece like it was ment to be.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

that’s pretty cool trifern!
I like the small footprint that gives it a floating feel.

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

This is the best form and use of lines I have seen in your postings. Great use of color in this piece and the foot fits well in this form.

-- Dale

i know i say the same thing everytime…but really—-this is WOW…true art…very cool!!!

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

So Cool looks great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Joe, that’ll make any Martian proud. Seriously, it’s amazing…you keep coming up with them…beautiful job.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

YET ANOTHER GREAT PROJECT : )

-- 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 .

mmh, the aniline dyes are sealed with several coats of wipe-on poly. The wax is briwax tinted with yellow Mixol. The wax is applied liberally all over and then buffed with 0000 steel wool leaving the wax only in the grain pores.

Roper, this piece’s wall are thicker than I typically turn hollow forms. They vary from 1/4” at the bottom to 1/8” at the top.

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

Zoweee!!! (I don’t think that’s a word, but it seems to fit.)

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

Sure it’s a word Charlie – it’s half of the phrase “Wowie Zowee”, which is what this latest turning is.
Really special shape and color on this one Joe. The grain lines are electric!

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

Thats a beauty. That grain looks like it wouldn’t lend itself well to turning. But you did a masterful job with it.

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

Very Unique Joe.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Joe

This one is really sweet. This one would meet next months challenge for lift. I didn’t get much of a chance to talk to you Monday and tell you how much I liked the Ash piece.

... shocking, job well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

One of the things you have really nailed in your work is your forms. They are dead on. Beyond just looking at the grain of the wood or interesting colors or finishes, I always try to imagine what an object would look like if were just painted black with no other distinctions. In this case, I think this would still be phenomenal object.

What are you using for hollowing?

Tim

-- www.responsetolight.com - A Woodworking & Renovation Blog & www.craftedbytim.com - I make. You buy.

You keep the bar high. Another masterpiece…...

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

GREAT COLOUR & SHAPE JOE.

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

Tim, you are a man after my own heart. I was an Art Director in a previous job. I always had my designer bring me their original designs to me in black and white. If the basic design is not good, there are no techniques or colors that will make it work. I am using the Trent Bosch 5/8” hollowing tools.

All, thank you for all the positive feedback. I appreciate each and every one.

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

Bravo!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.