A second Jug styled on Seamus Cassidy's design

[Bryan Milham]

Gwyntog posted his Jug styled on Seamus Cassidy's design and I said I'd been enhanced by the design as well and would post mine when it was finished.

It took a while as I knew what I wanted for the handle, but had to wait until I could visit a friend and acquire a little of his Giant Bamboo.

So here it is, Spalted Beech, Wenge, Giant Bamboo and Bronze stand-offs. Standing 250mm tall by 80mm at the waist.

C&C as you will, thanks for looking,

[Les Symonds]

Hi Bryan....It would be nice to think that Seamus views this forum (his loss if he doesn't) as imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - not that either of us has attempted to imitate his jug, rather, we have used it as a source of inspiration and developed it in our own way. The jug that you have presented us with is a beaut,but my only concern is the handle; I'm afraid that it doesn't work for me. I feel that it looks a little broad, if not heavy, but I do like the bronze stand-offs.

Les

[georg]

 
    A very good interpretation Bryan.....cannot fault the turning or choice of woods....the spalted beech is very striking and
    the bronze stand offs give a good contrast, but also feel the handle is a bit wide in proportion to the jug.
    di and Tony

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Hi Bryan, very well made by the looks of it but I agree that the handle looks a little wide, but this is down to personal taste. Something that does stand out foe me though is I think it would look better if the top of the jug was cut on a slant forming a sort of spout.
 Otherwise it looks realyl good.

[Bryan Milham]

John,

I realised that the top needed a slant after I'd photographed it and whizzed it out to the workshop for a buzz on my sanding disk and a bit of hand-sanding.

As for the handle, guy's you're right.

I made the classic mistake of shaping the bamboo until I was happy with the curves of it's profile but when looking at it against the ewer I only looked at the side profile. That I was happy with.

It'll be some work to slim it down.

I never posted the pure side view, here it is.

[edbanger]

Hi Bryan

I've looking at this and was not sure that I liked it much don't know why just didn't seem to work for me. But now seeing it side on with the handle I love it just goes to show what a picture can do 

Ed

[Les Symonds]

Looks much better in profile, Bryan. I like the way that the curve of bamboo mirrors the type of curve in the ewer.

Les

[Graham]

I am with Ed and Les. Remarkable what a difference a side view makes. Handle looks appropriate here.

[Eric Harvey]

I like the side view of it the best,the handle doesn`t look out of proportion from this view,nice piece,cheers,

Eric.

[TWiG]

  I quite like this but why make the vessel from 3 pieces of wood ?

[Bryan Milham]

Thanks guys, I feel a little vindicated in the handle now although I'm still trying to work out how best to rework it to a better shape from the rear, without losing the side profile.

Twig,

the image inside the back cover of the August 2014 issue of Woodturning was a handled jug/ewer turned by Seamus Cassidy.

It's shape called to me, and Gwyntog to have a go. I hope we both interpreted it in our own way and did not blatantly copy it.

One of the overriding features was the base made of a different wood.

[Les Symonds]

  I quite like this but why make the vessel from 3 pieces of wood ?

Seamus's jug was made of 2 pieces of wood, which greatly eases the hollowing out process, but the bottom piece actually looked like 2 pieces because the upper ring of it, which was probably about 1.5cm wide, was heavily textured and made it look like a third piece of wood. Bryan's interpretation is quite accurate in that respect.

Les

[edbanger]

Bryan could you not just simply reshape the handle to the same style as the jug

Ed