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Is this big enough?

I would surmise that that piece of timber is somewhere around 2100mm in diameter, which is right up there.

No wonder he's scraping, wouldn't want a catch with the kinetic energy waiting to escape.
 
It would take me a lifetime to sand that thing.

He has no face/head protection. I guess it wouldn’t help a bit if that giant bowl hit you, so he didn’t bother.
 
If you open it up on you tube it has better clarity. Looks like a big bowl gouge. 2:44 or so.

I'd like to see what it looks like stopped.
 
I don't understand the mentality of those who do this. I guess it's the same as those who do really dumb things, and spend great amounts of $$$$...... just so they can be in the Guinness book of world records. :)

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I apologize for the formatting.
I have been a believer that large pieces have more "presence" than small works - my market has been people with large homes and lot's of disposable income.
I get a "kick" from completing a large piece and a second kick when it finds a home.IMG_0879.jpgIMG_0881.jpg
I didn't realize it at the time but Planet Mesquite pushed me into the concept of Public Space. Home or office sales are generally decided by an individual or husband/wife. Public space piece decisions are by committee. My advice would be: If you do a piece for a committee..."get the money up front"
I was lucky - Planet Mesquite was sold through the gallery to an individual. Only took four years.
 
Dwayne Watt said:
Yikes! That's a quarter million dollar piano upon which your wonderful turning is gazing.
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What does NIP mean? I'm 77yo and not up on the latest.
And yes it did take a lot of sanding and a lot more filling. The finish is an automotive clearcoat used on show cars/bikes - it requires a flawless surface. The surface is prepared with lots of filling, sanding, barrier coating, sealer, and lots of sanding between each.
That's a Ravenscroft concert grand - cost a bit over your estimate. And they go north from there: special orders have a sound-board from the same patch of woods that some guy named Stradivarius made a few fiddles
 
John Tisdale said:
What does NIP mean? I'm 77yo and not up on the latest.
And yes it did take a lot of sanding and a lot more filling. The finish is an automotive clearcoat used on show cars/bikes - it requires a flawless surface. The surface is prepared with lots of filling, sanding, barrier coating, sealer, and lots of sanding between each.
That's a Ravenscroft concert grand - cost a bit over your estimate. And they go north from there: special orders have a sound-board from the same patch of woods that some guy named Stradivarius made a few fiddles
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Norfolk Island Pine. It is a wood that commonly has knots it it when turned.
 
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