Black Walnut Vase

Black walnut vase. 8.5x6 inches. WOP over BLO then Beall buffed. Please critique.

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Greg Plank

Registered: July 2008
Location: Yankee Hill, CA.
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Date: Tue October 18, 2011
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Keywords: black walnut vase

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Robert_Harper

Nice. I love the dark colors of walnut.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#1 Tue October 18, 2011 1:54am

Mike Baber

Nice shape, love the rim and the finish is outstanding, over all I'd give this piece a 10+, nicely done. Thumbs Up!

Wizzy

#2 Tue October 18, 2011 2:55am

Michelle Rich

wow! pretty wood. I think it is turned and finished very nicely. My only critque issue is the base. it's abrupt. To help the flow from the top to bottom, maybe next time you could curve that foot under. Nonetheless, it is a super nice piece

#3 Tue October 18, 2011 10:17am

Greg Plank

Thanks Michelle. Got me looking at some of the other pieces I've done and I seem to just chop them off like that. So just round over the bottom a bit?

Greg Plank

#4 Tue October 18, 2011 3:32pm

Michelle Rich

First , luv the neck/rim on this..looks super. OK, the sides of this are just a tad straight. To get the bottom to curl in a bit, one would need to have a flowing curve from the shoulder to the base..then "tuck" the base area in. Subtle is what you are going for, OK? hard to explain. My only suggestion is to look at as many super good turners vases and see how they do it.

#5 Wed October 19, 2011 11:23am

Greg Plank

Thaanks again Michell, have been doing exactly that. Now to transfer that to my turnings. One thing nice about this forum, two actually, great teachers, great examples.

Greg Plank

#6 Wed October 19, 2011 1:39pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Beautiful piece of walnut. Michell has given the advice I would have shared. Rounding the bottom into the foot might just give the curve that she and I are looking for. Otherwise this is one fantastic piece. Might I suggest you submit it for inclusion in the calendar? I believe it would stand a great chance of inclusion. 8^)

#7 Thu October 20, 2011 5:01am

David Hamann

beautiful piece. little curve around the foot as stated and it would be spectacular. Thumbs Up!

David Hamann [papadave] ** http://www.nanapapa99.com **

#8 Sat October 22, 2011 3:16am

Greg Plank

Thank you all for the kind words and the helpful criticism. Doug, will give the calendar thing a try, nothing to lose. Good luck all who enter.

Greg Plank

#9 Sat October 22, 2011 4:07am