Maple Burl & Ebony Hollow Form

Chris, very nice!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris, very nice!!!!!!!!!!!

wow, chris!!!

I like this piece, Chris! It appears to be inflated with air pressure; nice sense of volume. beautiful!

Thanks gents. This is my best piece yet in my opinion. I just wish my photography skills were as good, the patterns in this piece of burl are out of this world and don't show as well as they could in the photo.

Chris, you're going to have to put away the tire pump and turn piece like the rest of us from now on. Don't we have rules in place that moderators aren't supposed to be great woodturners too?? I like the accent collar on this piece contrasting against the nice grain of the rest of the piece. And the photo is pretty decent too - the patterns show up pretty good from here.

Every time I visit this website I have to look at this picture again. This is one of the most beautiful turnings I've ever seen. I'm giving it a 10 (never gave that out before).

Question about the "pinkish" color. Photography effect? Most maple burls are more yellowish, I'd really like to know how you achieved this.

Wonderful work!

Thanks Jeff. Hey, how could we great moderators if we didn't know what we were talking about? ;-)

Thanks Mike, that's quite a compliment! As for the pinkish color, that is an effect of the lighting hotspot due to a quickie photo shot. The piece is more of a rich golden honey color, with a ton more figure than what shows here.

Chris,
Will it float if filled with helium? Very nice!
Malcolm