Spalted Birch Cup

Very nice,Barb .I love the grain in spalted wood!
A great woodworker always finds an alternative when things go wrong and wind up with a thing of beauty.

Thanks for the story behind the cup!!..................Jim

ps. I had a 8” long spalted hollow vessel the wound up a candy dish because most of the top broke off and went flying all around the shop. I’m still finding pieces of it!!

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

Everytime I see one of these turnings with such beautiful wood I want to go buy a lathe, This one may have made up my mind. I love hearing of mistakes and the ways all of you fix them, I know I’ll hit that road someday and it’s nice to know I can not feel alone. Good luck with your next one.

-- There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. ~William J. Clinton

Now that is a beautiful looking turning. I got to build a bigger shop so I can have a lathe. Great Job

That’s quite a beauty you have created here! I love the spalting and the shape and depth are quite impressive. It looks quite fragile.

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

Great solution to a BO-Bo.

Great work Barbs.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I like this piece Barb !
The wood combination looks great ,like the top was growing from the base .
I think you better keep turning ,you have the touch .

Thanks KIEFER

-- Kiefer 松

Great rescue Barb, the base timber works in well , you have ended up with a very nice form to it, well done
Looking forward to “round 2” with the spated birch :: )))

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

Very nice turning. I love it when a mistake turns out to be a better design than origionally intended

-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com

Nice that you can turn a mistake into a winner! I love the spalting on this.

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Great looking turning, Barb.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

BEAUTIFUL BARB!

I always love the outcome of spalted wood turnings. That fungus sure has some artistic talent.

Combined with your touch, it turned out superb.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

good save. Glad you found some thicker /taller wood. Enjoy!

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

love the shape barbs

and the wood is gorgeous

very elegant

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

I too love the shape. And the pedestal.
Good recovery, and sorry about the words you must of uttered.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Great save Barb, I wish I count all the “saves” I’ve had to make, and they always seem to come out better than planned. Beautiful turning.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -