Post by admin on May 14, 2010 6:28:53 GMT -6
Now that I'm armed with photography again, I'd like to share a few of my more interesting "failures". Todays subjects are two vessels. One is red oak, the other, I think, is Elm.
I won't bother with the whole vessels, just the part that's more interesting. We've all seen bowls before.
The first pic of of some spalling on the outer flare of the red oak bowl. It's got a lot of swirl between the two punky spots. (Wish I knew how to turn punky into useable, only two little spots, but it was enough to junk the bowl for.) This bowl is sitting on my desk as a convenient candy bowl for my peppermints, so it's not a complete loss.
This second pic is of the same area, only much closer to really show the detail in the swirl. If it hadn't have been for the punky, I'm pretty sure this vessel might have sold for me. Great swirl and, suprisingly, the swirled grain is actually glass smooth.
The last pic of the failures is this bark inclusion on an elm bowl. The inclusion has darkened a little over time. When I first turned it, the bark was a vivid orange with the speckling on each side of the inclusion being almost stark white. As you can see, it's changed considerably. As of now, this one sits on my dresser for loose change.
Both the blanks that produced these vessels were plain and ordinary, which is often the case. Both pieces were taken from my wood supply for the winter.
I won't bother with the whole vessels, just the part that's more interesting. We've all seen bowls before.
The first pic of of some spalling on the outer flare of the red oak bowl. It's got a lot of swirl between the two punky spots. (Wish I knew how to turn punky into useable, only two little spots, but it was enough to junk the bowl for.) This bowl is sitting on my desk as a convenient candy bowl for my peppermints, so it's not a complete loss.
This second pic is of the same area, only much closer to really show the detail in the swirl. If it hadn't have been for the punky, I'm pretty sure this vessel might have sold for me. Great swirl and, suprisingly, the swirled grain is actually glass smooth.
The last pic of the failures is this bark inclusion on an elm bowl. The inclusion has darkened a little over time. When I first turned it, the bark was a vivid orange with the speckling on each side of the inclusion being almost stark white. As you can see, it's changed considerably. As of now, this one sits on my dresser for loose change.
Both the blanks that produced these vessels were plain and ordinary, which is often the case. Both pieces were taken from my wood supply for the winter.
