Lil' Yellow Pot

[Bryan Milham]

When I posted my Blue & Red Vases, David asked what a Yellow one would look like, so David, here you are...

Field Maple (I seem to get loads of this from the local tree surgeons), 130mm (5¼") High by 115mm (4½") high. Stained with Yellow Spirit Stain (the flash gives it a slight Greenish tinge) and finished in many coats of DO. Then buffed to a shine.

Comments and critiques as you will...

[woodndesign]

Hi Bryan, 

Well thank you, interesting an not overly out of place, how does it look in the group R,Y & B ..  nice one.

Cheers   David

[Terry Miller]

I like the colour!! Nice one Bryan!!!
Regards
Terry

[ken rodgers]

Hi Bryan,
Very nice form and finish and I very much like the colour. Field maple can be bland unless it has some burrs in it and the yellow does enhances the simple form.
Regards
Ken

[Bryan Milham]

Thanks guy's,

George, it looks a little better in real life but unless you're looking for a yellow something as a statement!, I agree other than as an experiment, it's not a colour I'd use on it's own deliberately.

David, as it's a little smaller I won't post a pic of the 3 together but the strength of the yellow enables it to hold it's own. It does not sit well against a pale background (magnolia walls) but against the dark wooden shelves I dry my pieces on, it looks quite good.

Terry, I'm glad you like it.

Ken, I'd love some burr in the maple, all I seem to get is straight trunk, so the addition of colour enables me to enliven it and pop the grain in a different way.

[Jim]

The Yellow looks ok to me, and a nice piece of turning too ... 

[Mark Sanger]

Very nice Bryan

[Eric Harvey]

looks great in yellow to me,and how did you get the colour so even around the inner edge of the rim without any bleed,regards,

Eric.

[Bryan Milham]

Eric,

I use at least 2 coats Cellulose Sanding sealer inside the pots before I even think about putting any colour on the outside. That prevents (or has done so-far) any colour bleed through the timber.

The rim - ah... I know what you mean about bleed (wicking). I suffer it greatly, or did until I found an answer I like. I colour up-to the rim on the exterior but not the rim itself - yes there is some bleed - then I paint the rim with nail varnish, thinned slightly with acetone.

But I get some funny looks while buying the right shade!