Project from musing idea in General Discussion

[Eric Harvey]

Hi Tom,that`s what the boring bar is for,had a quick go at hollowing from the top before dinner,got about 2 ins into the base section with it,will see how far I can go tomorrow,cheers,

Eric.

[Eric Harvey]

me again,got just about 17" deep into the vase/hollowform now,used a large pear/heart shaped scaper tip that I modified some time ago so it would cut quicker,I`ll have to take a pic so you can se what/how I mean,will have to thin the walls a bit tomorrow,if it hasn`t warped to much,its amazing how much efffert is needed to control a tool at that depth,quite tiring,so another pic,hope its the best we`ll see,cheers,Eric,

PS,put two on,couldn`t decide which was best.

[Eric Harvey]

last pics I promise haha,I`ve got to do a fair bit of sanding on the inside and some finnish sanding on the outside and base,also see if the base has gone bang overnight,fingers crossed,its 19 1/2 ins tall forgot to measure the width of the bowl part,another little job to do,cheers,  Eric.
measured it,the bowl section is 13 3/4 ins at widest point,the base section is 8 ins at widest point.

[Eric Harvey]

Ta Da,finnished Project,6 coats of Teak oil,you can see how much its worped by the top edge being lower to one side,and its just under 19 inches tall now on the high side so lost  half an inch there and around an inch and a half on the low side,cheers,Eric.

[georg]

                You set yourself one heck of a challenge there Eric........ Thank you for sharing this project.
                Kind Regards
                Tony & Di

[Bryan Milham]

The final shape is not to my liking, but there is no denying the effort or thought you've put into the production of this piece.

[GBF]

Sorry Eric that is seriously ugly

Regards George

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Hi Eric, a serious amount of effort has gone into the making of this and following the pictures has been quite interesting but I am afraid I am with George on this one as I too think it is ugly. Well done on your work ethic though.

[Eric Harvey]

I can`t agree more gents,it is very ugly,Think I might call it " The Big Ugly Pot"  ,Basically just wanted to see how deep I could hollow something,mind you the locals that have seen it think its beautiful,so might get a buyer for it,especialy as it owes me a few replacement tools haha,cheers,

Eric.

[Eric Harvey]

might be getting some salesman interior designer has seen some of my bigger stuff at a friends and wants to see what else I have,fingers crossed.

[Bryan Milham]

Eric,

If you can sell that, I'll buy you coffee at Yandles.

[Eric Harvey]

Bryan, I already have two others interested in it, so just a matter of who  gets their dosh out first haha

[Bryan Milham]

Coffee is on me then.

Well done.