Goblets

I'm not sure what kind of tree these came from but I posted the pictures of them in the forums after they came off the lathe in a productive Friday night after work. Here they are all finished. They range from four inches tall to about six. The finish is lacquer. Put them together like this and I think they look like tulips.

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Robert_Harper

Registered: December 2009
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
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Date: Wed April 6, 2011
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Keywords: natural edge goblets

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Don Andrews

Excellent! I like them! Does the pith run down the stem?

Don

#1 Wed April 6, 2011 2:29pm

Robert_Harper

The pith does not run down the stem. On a couple, there is a remnant on the very side. Those are the stems that warped the most. I try to get the pith just off center so that the stem is strong enough to get very thin. As they dry, the pith will create a little dimple at the bottom of the bowl but I don't mind. I think the more these warp, the more they look like flowers when you put them together in a set. My favorite are the branches that aren't symmetrical. The nice thing about a lot of branches is that the pith is often off center so you can center the blank and know that the pith will not be going down the stem. You also have to select parts where the stem doesn't change sides so you don't risk the chance that the pith crosses through the stem and it will either break while turning or after it dries.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#2 Wed April 6, 2011 2:38pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Excellent. I've had a set of goblets on an end table for a while. Often I've thought that it would be cool to have several from the same wood even if they are different shapes and sizes. You've shown us all how effective it is to do a grouping like this. Very inspirational and some great work to boot. 8^)

#3 Thu April 7, 2011 2:54am

Robert_Harper

Thanks rev. This is the third set I've created. I gave a set from box elder back to the woman that gave me the branches and I kept a set of box elder ones I have on the mantle. I think if you were to refine the edges, you'd have to make them match. With the natural edge, I think they are more interesting in varying heights and sizes. The box elder ones I have look more like tulips because the branch wasn't as round so they have more wavy rims. I have a set of two from some plum finishing.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#4 Thu April 7, 2011 3:02am

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Well done Robert, I love them all. The natural edge really sets them off.
Don L.

#5 Thu April 7, 2011 11:26am

Michelle Rich

what a pleasing group. Very cute.

#6 Thu April 7, 2011 12:31pm