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Offline George Watkins

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Highly figured olive ash vessel
« on: April 18, 2014, 07:35:39 PM »
hello folks

I made this piece a few weeks ago, it was cut from the very centre of a large olive ash crotch section.
Its finished with 3 coats of woodoc 10 and measures 8" tall by 5 1/2" wide




here's a few workshop pic's








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Offline georg

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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 08:02:34 PM »

     Really Nice Form  Turned in one of our favourite woods.
             That's a very clean lath George.  ;D ;D
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2014, 08:18:40 PM »
That is a wonderful piece the grain really pops on this one
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 09:28:54 PM »
Wow George, that's a stunning piece of ash and it's resulted in a fine pot. That last picture makes it look like a mascot on a car bonnet!:)

Les
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2014, 06:42:22 AM »
Great shape show's off the stunning piece of wood well  8) 8) 8)

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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2014, 07:09:54 PM »
George,

you seem to have a knack lately for finding wood with grain like this, it's wonderful and the turning is as amazing as ever in it's simplistic and artistic beauty.
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2014, 09:13:27 PM »
Very nice bit of wood and a simple graceful, very well executed  profile to the form to show it at its best !  Was this turned from green and finished in one go , as I know from experience that "crotch " wood moves ... a lot ..!! sometimes the surface can become rippled/ undulating in a pleasant way ... other times though it can split  or warp lop sided to such an extent it spoils the form . or in extreme  cases all of the above and fall over as well !!!
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Offline George Watkins

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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2014, 08:59:53 AM »
thank you for your comments

TWIG: yes it was turned from green in one go
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2014, 02:23:10 PM »
Lovely figuring,lovely form and very well finished.
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2014, 06:44:55 PM »
beautiful and well-done!
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Re: Highly figured olive ash vessel
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2014, 06:26:33 PM »
thank you for your comments
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