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Turning of the Week, February 9, 2026

Kevin Jesequel

Kevin Jesequel

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I have selected Red Mallee Folded Form by @Matt Carvalho for this week’s Turning of the Week. In his description, Matt says that he was inspired by Jason Breech’s work for this turning. To me, it looks closer to the work of Stephen Hogbin (check out his Egg Cup, if you aren’t familiar), who undoubtedly inspired Jason’s fantastic boxes. Either way, it is a fantastic variation of an intriguing style of work. I am baffled at how Matt has managed to achieve asymmetry in the “tube” element, while maintaining a perfectly round bowl. Perhaps there is a bit of illusion at play. The pop of blue in a shade that looks like patinated copper plays very well with the natural color of the Mallee. Well done!
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Congratulations, Matt. I really like your use of the angled natural edge - both for the look and for stability. And the textured blue cup adds a wonderful contrast to the color of the burl.
@Kevin Jesequel - my first thought was also Stephen Hogbin's split-turning technique. He was my first woodturner hero many years ago! I think if Matt used an inner & outer template for the "tube" portion it would make this piece even more impressive. Just my 2¢! 😇
 
Kevin Jesequel said:
I have selected Red Mallee Folded Form by @Matt Carvalho for this week’s Turning of the Week. In his description, Matt says that he was inspired by Jason Breech’s work for this turning. To me, it looks closer to the work of Stephen Hogbin (check out his Egg Cup, if you aren’t familiar), who undoubtedly inspired Jason’s fantastic boxes. Either way, it is a fantastic variation of an intriguing style of work. I am baffled at how Matt has managed to achieve asymmetry in the “tube” element, while maintaining a perfectly round bowl. Perhaps there is a bit of illusion at play. The pop of blue in a shade that looks like patinated copper plays very well with the natural color of the Mallee. Well done!
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Well wow, Thanks for the kind words Kevin! I will definitely have to check out Stephen Hogbin's work!
 
Tom Gall said:
Congratulations, Matt. I really like your use of the angled natural edge - both for the look and for stability. And the textured blue cup adds a wonderful contrast to the color of the burl.
@Kevin Jesequel - my first thought was also Stephen Hogbin's split-turning technique. He was my first woodturner hero many years ago! I think if Matt used an inner & outer template for the "tube" portion it would make this piece even more impressive. Just my 2¢! 😇
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I was using a semicircle template to try and work the center bowl into as close as I could get to a hemisphere while knowing that any kerf losses throw that shape off during the cutting and folding process. The hardest part for me was getting a nice flowing wall thickness across the the piece, especially in the tight angles where the "tubes" meet the hemispherical bowl. For a little inside baseball, the carving on the interior is a detail I really like but it also does distract the eye if I happened to be slightly less than perfect in achieving the goals I aimed for ;)
 
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