6' wall hanging

[DDB]

Hi all, haven't posted much on here for a few years. Having been asked if I post on here numerous times at events and when demoing especially with regards to my big pieces I thought I'd post this piece which is a commission I've just finished. It's a piece of brown oak 6' long and about 1 1/4 thick, turned as a single plank with various colouring and texturing techniques. A fun piece to turn as cutting fresh air most of the time. Hope you like.

Regards Darren

[GBF]

Very nice work

Regards George

[DDB]

Thank you George.

[Les Symonds]

That's impressive....and good to see so many fingers still attached!
Given that the plank was so thin to start with, it must also have been very flat and you must have done a good job of mounting it to avoid turning more air than you did!
Some good textures on it, too.
Les

[DDB]

Thank you Les, tbh is wasn't particularly flat and it was cupped, I tried to level the surface best I could with an electric plane and the mounted it on an 18" faceplate with with little packers of lead sheet to get it to run as true as possible.

[Bryan Milham]

Darren,

that is a very dramatic turning. Was it something made to order or just something you wanted to turn.

And what lathe are you turning a 6' board on please?

[DDB]

Thank you dr4g0nfly, it was a commission piece, the client had seen previous pieces but by the time she was ready to part with the money, I didn't have a big piece available, so it was commissioned with no brief except 6' long & do whatever I want with regards to colour and texturing. I got an old wadkin RS8 and turn big wall pieces on the outboard end with a free standing tool rest.

Regards Darren

[steve w]

thats one of the best items i have seen in a while, 

[John D Smith]

 Hello Darren,
                      Welcome back to the Forum I very much look forward to seeing more of your Master pieces this certainly has the Wow Factor.

                                               Regards John

[DDB]

Thank you very much Steve and John, will try to remember to post a few pieces on the site again.

[edbanger]

Very smart there's nothing not to like

Ed

[Graham]

I look at hundreds of turnings on various forums and social media and they tend to get a bit 'samei' 'same'i ? " but every once in a while something like this comes along and stops the finger scrolling the mouse wheel. Nice one.

[DDB]

Thank you Ed and Graham, like you say graham, things can get a bit staid sometimes, one of the reasons I stopped getting Woodturning mag and going on forums, found that eventually I'd make something not realising I was copying something I'd seen months earlier. Not to say I don't use other people techniques or shapes, but try and put my own twist on it. Only problem with big pieces as Ray Key said at a demo last week where he saw this piece and others of mine, ' bit Nick Agar'ish'!! But I'll take that as a compliment.

Darren.

[georg]

   Having done some large wall art/hangings myself .I know how difficult it is to get a good clean finish...... Having looked
   at this piece you seem to have achieved the optimum finish.  Well Done
   Kind Regards Tony di

[DDB]

Thank you Tony and Di. Big pieces are......... 'Interesting' to turn aren't they, got to keep focused.

Darren