Turned at about 30% mc, then left in the wind, rain and sunshine for a couple of weeks. This is the result (after a quick application of boiled linseed oil)...
Hi Chris
I like the movement in that - I hope you're pleased with it as well.
I reckon if you had a very small 'foot' of a smaller diameter than the current base, it would physically and metaphorically lift it and create a shadow line.
That is just my opinion, though, so please take it as a positive critique, not a criticism.
Can I ask it's dimensions?
Cheers
Greg
I agree completely, Greg - the foot ended up that large as I turned it on the chuck that was already on the lathe, so the mortice was 100mm leading to the wider base. I just wanted to make something with a piece of a tree that was felled locally in February - I'm organising the use of the wood as a project and hadn't got round to doing anything with it myself so thought I'd have a quick bash.
The 'diameter' is 9" at its longest measurement and 8" at its shortest - so it achieved a whole inch of distortion!
I like it and plan to do more - but with more attention to the appearance of the turned form, as you suggest.
Thanks
C
I thought I'd replied JWD - some really nice work on there, and thanks!
I did this one this afternoon, it was about 25% mc, and beech again. I prefer the initial shape to the version above
and this is it after just a couple of hours outside (I put some water inside to keep it wet toward the base, but dry at the rim - though it's spilled over the rim in the photo)
Anyway, back in the garden now to see what the weather can throw at it.
Well, the sun's been hiding behind the clouds a lot the last couple of days, so last night, once the potato wedges were cooked, I stuck it in the oven at 250 degrees for about 20 mins.