Two Hollow Forms

[wellturnedout]

Hi All, After a break of 3 years from doing any woodturning ( do to moving house and not having a workshop ) I have just made 2 hollow forms.
No 1, Spalted beech with a ebony rim. Wall thickness approx 5/6 mm. 175 mm dia X 60 mm, Hollowing hole 52 mm
No2, Burr Beech.120 mm X 65 mm, wall thickness approx 4mm with a39 mm hollowing hole
Both are finished in thinned down cellulose sanding sealer and polished in a simonize car wax which gives a nice sheen.
All comments welcome.  Nigel

[Bryan Milham]

Nigel,

Welcome back to the world of woodturning.

If that's your work after 3 years of no turning, you've not lost your hand or eye.

They are lovely.

[woody]

They are very nice love them both

[woodndesign]

Hi Nigel,  that's two beautiful HF's, beech can turn out so good, I'm with Bryan on his comments, what a come back, excellent and the simonize looks to work well.

Cheers      David

[Francesco Dibari]

is very fortunate that you have begun to turning ... very well done wellturnedout  .. 

[wellturnedout]

HI all, many thanks for kind words.  Nigel

[ru55ell1]

Excellent work, I will have to try Simonize :-

[wellturnedout]

Hi all, the simonize polish I use is in a flat yellow tin and is one of the older ones they do. If you polish a car in it your arm will drop off but applied on the lathe it is very good and gives a nice finish 
                                                      Nigel

[woodndesign]

I remember that well, Nigel, and I only used it on a Mini !!!! maybe we applied to much ..  ..  I just wonder how far the Simonize is from Microcrystalline Wax, after all Renaissance wax has been used since the 50's on metal and everything else.

Cheers    David

[hughie]

A come back in style, well done.