First natural edge

[bernuk1]

Here's my first attempt at a natural edge piece. Cherry crotch piece about 8" high.
CC's very welcome please.

Mike

[GBF]

Good to see you exploring new things Mike .
A little more attention to detail such as removing the tooling marks would make a big difference.
Five minutes more sanding is all it would have taken.

Regards George

[bernuk1]

Good to see you exploring new things Mike .
A little more attention to detail such as removing the tooling marks would make a big difference.
Five minutes more sanding is all it would have taken.

Regards George

Preservation of 'rusticity' was in my mind lol. Plus I was tired and dinner was ready.
Mike

[GBF]

I think rushing it was on your mind Mike better to take a bit longer and make it perfect.

Regards George

[bernuk1]

I think rushing it was on your mind Mike better to take a bit longer and make it perfect.

Regards George

You are right George,there's also some marks from the ca glue I used to hold bits together.
Cheers,
Mike

[Bryan Milham]

Mike,

There is a lot wrong with this piece. There's not much of a design process in it, the wall thickness is not even and as George has noted there are tool-marks.

But on the other side, for a first attempt, you've kept the bark on, you've had a go and experimented and had the courage to post it.

So well done but take a little more time and thought on the next one.

[HillClimb]

Looks good well done - the shape of the unturned wood limits options, they are always a balance between some "ideal" profile and keeping as much of the bark as you want to keep it natural. Loads of shapes and profiles you could have done but most would probably have meant turning most of the bark off and losing the natural aspect, perhaps a few other options may looked a little less chunky. IMO very good first attempt.

When sanding those wings - they can be knuckle bashers!

[bernuk1]

Mike,
There is a lot wrong with this piece. There's not much of a design process in it, the wall thickness is not even and as George has noted there are tool-marks.
But on the other side, for a first attempt, you've kept the bark on, you've had a go and experimented and had the courage to post it.
So well done but take a little more time and thought on the next one.

Thanks for your comments,I agree with most of them-the design process was done by Mother Nature,I saw the log and my mind's eye saw what I have produced.If I were to start again I would take a bit more time with sanding etc,but I don't think I'd be worrying about wall thickness being even-it wasn't a technical exercise,it was about creating what I saw and keeping it natural and chunky.It was inspired by a Lyle Jameison video I had watched that morning.

Mike

[bernuk1]

Looks good well done - the shape of the unturned wood limits options, they are always a balance between some "ideal" profile and keeping as much of the bark as you want to keep it natural. Loads of shapes and profiles you could have done but most would probably have meant turning most of the bark off and losing the natural aspect, perhaps a few other options may looked a little less chunky. IMO very good first attempt.

When sanding those wings - they can be knuckle bashers!

Thanks for your comments-I think you have understood what I was trying to achieve-I do have some knuckle damage !!

Mike

[andy44]

looks good to me Mike, nice and rustic 

[bernuk1]

looks good to me Mike, nice and rustic 

Thx Andy