egg cup salt seller and plate.

[wider]

turned from walnut.

[Bryan Milham]

Dennis (I've spotted you name on the photo's at last),

I've got to assume that the eggcup holds an egg, but I'm not overly struck on the shape of the salt pot, the shapes rather blend together too much removing any definition.

Also the size of the base looks a little small, I can see the plate tipping as you push your toast soldiers into the egg.

[wider]

hi  dr4g0nfly thank you for your comments on this I take your comments on and will change the shape of the base to be of more stability and will do this on my demo this month. I will post the out come here later.

[Bryan Milham]

I look forward to you later post.

[wider]

sorry  dr4g0nfly  meant to say this was one of the prototype I have done and am up for other ideas was thinking of doing a one in yew and using a mushroom as the salt seller and a natural edged cup for the egg cup and a yew plate.

[wider]

well the demo went well the other night but for the fact that the timber I used had wood worm in it. this didn't bother me as it is only for demo and not to be used. I went through all aspects of the individual turnings that was needed to complete this, I also took on what points were said on here and tried to correct them. here are the photos I took of the finished item.

[Bryan Milham]

Dennis,

I am glad it went well on the night. It's not easy standing up in front of ones peers, I wish more club members would do it, we all have something to give, show or demonstrate.

[wider]

thank you for the comments I really enjoyed it. little nerves to start but got there soon as I got started. I will be doing a diferent demo later in the year for them so I have the bug.

[Les Symonds]

...... was thinking of doing a one in yew and using a mushroom as the salt seller and a natural edged cup for the egg cup and a yew plate.

Sorry Dennis.....I just noticed your comment about using yew. Sadly, as attractive as yew is, it should not be used for contact with food, as it contains two known poisons, Taxine and Taxol.

Les

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Very well done indeed. Don't forget that to help overcome your nerves you could arrange to attend an AWGB demonstrator training course. They do help.

[wider]

I have got my demonstrators course next month at Darby and looking forward to it.

[wider]

just had a really good compliment from one of my club members how rights the club news letter. he has wrote in it that my demo was the best he has seen since he joined the club. so feeling really chuffed at the moment.

[julcle]

Really good to hear that you are raising the standard Dennis, the next demonstrator will have to up their game a bit (when is Robbie doing one ?(it is Robbie in your club isn't it ))  --  Julian

[wider]

thank you for that compliment Robby did a small demo last year on his rocking horses.
dennis