Project by Bob Collins | posted 10-05-2011 12:41 PM | 1465 views | 0 times favorited | 7 comments | ![]() |
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Started this 10” vase before I went into hospital to get the knee replaced and just needed some cleaning up and painting to complete. The wood is from a shipping pallet that would have either been dumped at the tip or burnt.
Still trial and error with the piercing, I am using a Dremel 4000 which gives the max rpm of 35,000 well down on what the expert piercers use but I am getting the results I want. By the way, that is intended to be bamboo.
Pic 1 Front Pic 2 Side Pic 3 Back
-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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sedcokid
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#1 posted 10-05-2011 02:08 PM
Hey Bob,
You just get better and better…... Your turning is great, your carving is outstanding and the colors are beautiful!! I trust the knee is working without pain and so glad you are back in the shop!!
Thanks for sharing
-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,
Sam Shakouri
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#2 posted 10-05-2011 05:45 PM
WHAT A COME BACK!! Turning, piercing and painting, all in one. Beautiful, Bob.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
peteg
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#3 posted 10-05-2011 10:08 PM
You have realy set this up as your own style Bob, lovely carving to match the piercing & painting.
Hope the knee is starting tp perform a bit better now :))
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
branch
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#4 posted 10-05-2011 11:51 PM
hi bob another beautiful piece of art hope you are taking it easy and keep the knee safe don’t rush things
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Bob Collins
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#5 posted 10-06-2011 08:29 AM
Thanks for the comments, knees are doing fine, free of pain and it’s great to be playing with wood again.
Am taking it easy for the next week or so but won’t stop planning ahead.
-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.
Jim Jakosh
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#6 posted 10-07-2011 03:59 AM
Wow! A pallet never looked better. Nice job,Bob!!!!!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
Bob Collins
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#7 posted 10-07-2011 11:41 AM
Thanks Jim, I am finding some nice wood in these pallets you guys are sending over.
-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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