Curl (Koru) Bowl

very well done! Nice concept and combination of techniques!

-- John in GP

Very nice! Can you still get Rimu? I had heard it was real hard to come by…...........Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Thanks Guys,
Jim there is still a small amount felled under controlled selection, this was from a site next to my Daughters place out country, they applied for & got permission to fell a couple of trees to enable them to build

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Well done Pete!! I like the color and finish and shape. Very nice indeed!!

Thanks for sharing!

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Very intriguing, Pete, how is this wood to turn? I just picked up a load of Eucalyptus from southern Florida while I was there on vacation last week. I have never turned this wood before today and I will say that it is a joy to turn. Other turners who have turned this wood say that it is a very “moving” wood, it will twist and turn and curl every which way till it dries and then stabilizes. So far I have not noticed this happening. I turned a vase about 6” high and 5” diameter and the wall thickness is about 3/16” and thinner in some areas and thicker towards the bottom. I finished it this afternoon around 5 pm and so far it seems like it has not moved, time will tell. It is a very beautiful wood.

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Real nice Pete, like the way you have worked the symbol and the colors together. Bit of a show piece there mate. Is thgis the dye you wee working on?

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

A very interesting design pattern, Pete, and use of the stone. Beautiful work!

-- http://barbsid.blogspot.com/

Erwin, it can be fantastic to work & it can be a @#$%^& “B” does require patience & can have some amasing figuring,
Bob, This is one of the dyes, this is a water based dye, today I was playing with spirit dyes, both are quite different to work.
Barbs, it aint stone it is my wooden version with dappled dyes.
Hey thanks for the feedback, this is the last of the Ethnic thing, I gota move on :))

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Just awesome Pete.

You do very nice work “mate.”

-- Brian, Ontario Canada,

I love it,rimu is pretty but your touch with design and contrast makes the piece

-- jim nevada

Hey Pete,
You have an eye for art, Sir.
Truly a magnificent piece. I just want to hold it.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Lovely work Pete. The finished piece really stands out.

-- A family man has photos in his wallet where his money used to be.

that is dee-lux

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Pete – this work isn really gorgeous – just wondering down in NZ have you run across Graeme Priddle?
I had the opportunity to take a class from him when he came stateside and worked on surface treatent of turnings at the Marc Adams School – nice guy who turns out some really neat projects.

-- "_If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves_." Edison

Fantastic piece Pete. Love that wood & design.