Rippled Sycamore bowl

[woody]

Fresh of the lathe today an 8" x 3 1/2" rippled Ash bowl finished with hard wax oil I also made a Spalted Beech bowl and a spalted vase

[Richard Stapley]

Woody Rippled Sycamore or Rippled Ash?

Richard

[woody]

Whoops my mistake sorry it is Ash

[woody]

Thank you George here is the spalted Beech bowl and the spalted Vase

[Bryan Milham]

So it's Ash not Sycamore - hmmmm and you've already written on the base - Oooops!

But it is a nice bowl though, I do like ripple in wood.

The Spalted bowl is very dramatic on the outside, shame it does not quite follow through to the inside.

The Vase is out of balance, one side much higher than the other, sort of pulls at your senses, but it is a loverly piece of wood, any dimensions?

[woody]

Yes I see what you mean with the vase but it is natural edge so it was out of my control without cutting a bit off   

[woodndesign]

Well Woody, yet another fine set of turnings, excellent pieces.

Cheers     David

[woody]

Thank you David I'm pleased you like them I do love my hobby and enjoy sharing what I do and I also enjoy seeing what other turners are up to that is why I love it on here you all seem like a good crowd I got my sign today to promote my Christmas sales seeing as we have moved into a new village just to let the locals know what I do

[woodndesign]

Hobby ...  as you turn them out ...    ...  when will you find time for the toy making ...    ...

[woody]

No sorry I gave that up years ago the kids got to old LOL

[woodndesign]

Ah ..  now the grandchildren make their own, under your supervision.    ..

[woody]

Yes well some of them do but some there parents think it is to dangerous health and safety freaks LOL they seem to forget they all did it when they were children and they still have all there digits we seem to live in a crazy  ol world nowadays   

[woodndesign]

It is a very crazy ol world ...  the cuts, splinters, pinched skin, blood blisters and black nails made us what we are today ...    ..  Wiser at times.

[Bryan Milham]

It is a very crazy ol world ...  the cuts, splinters, pinched skin, blood blisters and black nails made us what we are today ...    ..  Wiser at times.

And some of us are still learning by them. I received a whack a couple of weeks ago, didn't go black but, yep, it hurt!

One of my new tool-rests I've had made - left a bit of metal at the lower end, slipped off the rest and 'Ouch'. Never thought about it before, but they don't make them like that when you buy them - so back to the grindstone.

[woodndesign]

Woody,  we must get back to comments on your what's a thing ...    ...