Mt. Washington Loving Cup

Took a drive up Mt. Washington in June. Kept noticing fallen trees that had been cut and cleared from the road. At about 2000 feet I found a turn off and followed it to the spring cleaning crew's tree grave yard. I grabbed some nice spaulted birch logs. This piece is about 7" tall. Can't get the handles the way I want them. Tried three times. They keep getting worse. Almost threw it away but the wife likes it. Finished in poly almost dead flat.

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John Shortell

Registered: August 2009
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Date: Mon August 24, 2009
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Keywords: mt washington loving cup

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Bill Bolen

Glad she saved it from the burn pile. Looks real nice to me...Bill..

#1 Mon August 24, 2009 11:34pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Good wife! Those kinds of pieces will always mean the most because of the story behind it. Nice job.

#2 Tue August 25, 2009 11:02am

John Shortell

Don't you think the handles look like Dumbo ears though?

#3 Tue August 25, 2009 2:31pm

Don Andrews

They do rather look like dumbo ears now that you mention it, but I didn't notice till I read you're comment. We are often our own worst critics I think.
I like the piece, glad she saved it. How did you attach the handles?

Don

#4 Wed August 26, 2009 12:05pm

John Shortell

I made shallow mortises in the cup to give the handles something to sit into and then epoxied them in. It makes a very strong joint.

#5 Wed August 26, 2009 12:45pm