Osage Orange Goblet

So,

How did you get this to stick to the wall like that?

-bob

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

turning tape..lol seriously though.. nice little goblet.. I like the finish also.

-- Jen ~ Happiness is being covered in sawdust.

It’s sitting on my desk.

-- Laywer by day, Carpenter by later in the day.

What I was referring to was that you need to learn how to properly rotate your pictures prior to posting them on LJ’s. ;-)

I am not being rude, I just know that many people will just bypass any pictures posted sideways.

This is a very pretty turning – It deserves to be presented nicely so people can appreciate it.

Just about any photo editor has a ‘rotate’ option in it – I will gladly send you instructions for whatever operating system you have.

Keep up the great work!

-bob

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

If you have a problem with something I’ve posted come out and say it, I don’t appreciate subtle hints or mind games, nor do I care for the suggestion that I don’t know how to use my computer. Pictures are fixed.

-- Laywer by day, Carpenter by later in the day.

I was only trying to be nice – I could have simply skipped over and/or ignored your posting.

I was just trying to help – that’s what we do here on LJ’s.

I certainly wasn’t trying to play “mind games”.

I figured you saw that your pictures were sideways and didn’t want to tell you something you already knew.

Nor did I know your level of talent with a computer.

I would say “Sorry”, but I really wouldn’t mean it. How’s that for honesty.

Have a great day

-bob

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

I wasn’t waiting for an apology, I was communicating to you that I took offense to what you wrote. Or would you rather people just keep their mouths shut when that happens?

At any rate, this kind of suggestion belongs in a private message, not on the public board.

-- Laywer by day, Carpenter by later in the day.

Nice looking goblet, well done.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

You posted your reply in a public forum, as did I.

I promise this – you will have no further problems with me.

Good day sir

-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org

Nice turning. The goblets are getting better with each one that you do. I don’t think I have ever heard of osage orange being called ironwood though. Ironwood usually refers to a wood that has a specific gravity greater than water. I could be wrong though. Again nice work.

-- Nick, AZ. Wood is a canvas for God's art work, it is our job as woodworkers to figur out the best way to display it.

Thanks, Nick! I’m glad you like my turnings. Next is that piece of mesquite. I was putting it off because I didn’t know if I wanted to go with the same shape as my other bowls.

Osage is, indeed, more dense than water. When placed in a bucket full of water, it will plummet to the bottom. In fact, when I first heard of it, I had only heard it referred to as ironwood. It was years later I found out ironwood was a category, not a species. But that’s ok, because a quick ironwood google search got me to this beautiful orange. Whether it is officially ironwood or not, this stuff is HARD! I had to sharpen my chisels twice while turning it.

-- Laywer by day, Carpenter by later in the day.

My mom, who lives in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas, sent me a block of wood she called “Bodark”. I’d never heard of it, so I looked it up, and it turns out Osage Orange == Bodark (along with a slew of other names).

Oh… And nice turning!