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this goblet is a piece of white oak it is 7 inchs tall by 3 1/2 inchs across the stem is about 1/4 thick. after turning the goblet i placed it in a plastic box with a cap full of ammonia and let the wood darken, once i got the color i like i sprayed about 4 or 5 coats of laquer on it to seal the whole piece.
-- Roper - Master of sawdust-www.coloradocustomworks.com
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SwedishIron
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#1 posted 1317 days ago
Roper,
Amazing form.. really like the piece.
-- Scott, Colorado
a1Jim
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#2 posted 1317 days ago
cool goblet unique for sure
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
pommy
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#3 posted 1317 days ago
Roper,
that looks so delicate i like this must of been a joy to make
-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69
Loucarb
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#4 posted 1317 days ago
Well done.
Scott
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#5 posted 1317 days ago
Nice job. I like the delicate stem. If I tried to turn that it would end up accross the shop for shure!
-- Scott, South Carolina
scrappy
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#6 posted 1317 days ago
Great design and turning. Never heard of “Fumeing” before. Gives it a nice color, and brings out the grain.
Just one thought, The foot looks a little too big around for the top. Almost the same. Do you think it would look more proportional if the foot were only about 2/3 the top? JMHO
Keep up the great work.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
toyguy
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#7 posted 1317 days ago
Nice turning…....... But OAK…. too porous a wood for a goblet….but it still looks nice….
Scrappy, I had the same thought. Foot looks a bit large for the goblet.
-- Brian, Ontario Canada,
Moron
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#8 posted 1317 days ago
Lovely turning but I fail to see the difference between it being “fumed” and the natural look of white oak?
-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso
Roper
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#9 posted 1316 days ago
thanks guys, glad you like the goblet. the foot on this one is a little big, the new ones i’m doing have a large cup and a smaller foot. roman if i can i will take a pic of the fumed oak next to a piece of natural, it is much darker.
-- Roper - Master of sawdust-www.coloradocustomworks.com
huff
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#10 posted 1316 days ago
Roper, Great turning. I like the look of the fumed oak. I’m doing a quarter sawn white oak gun cabinet right now, but I don’t think I have a large enough plastic box. lol. Great look.
-- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com
jockmike2
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#11 posted 1313 days ago
Beautiful, just beautiful. Nice turniing.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
KnifeL
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#12 posted 1113 days ago
I like your work, but have grown away from my oak fascination, however this piece has an incredible shape and the medullary rays with the fumed oak are just breath taking. Would like to see you make a set of these oak goblets (if you’re willing to deal with turning oak for that long of a period)
-- Will in Boulder, CO
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