This seems to be the season for "alien turnings", what with Leo's recent UFO!! I did a previous clamshell turning where I turned two separate turnings, glued them together, and returned them - the "flying saucer" or Telstar turning. I really enjoyed the multiple turnings and the challenge of getting them all to come together correctly, so I thought I would do another one.
When Ms. Keeton saw this one, she commented it reminded her of a tiger - thus the name!
This turning is actually three separate turnings, plus the finial. There is the bottom mahogany "bowl", the top curly maple, and the inset mahogany plug in the center of the maple. If there is any interest, I did take some in progress pics on this one I could post.
The mahogany I brought back from Jamaica in the mid-1980's, and it is the "good stuff."
On the curly maple, I used black dye, and a mixture of deep red and some brown to try to bring the mahogany color into the maple. This dye job was a little more fun than the previous one.
Finish at this point is BLO and shellac. It will get a couple of coats of gloss lacquer, but rubbed down a little.
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The rings in the top are black epoxy. The finial is African Blackwood, and it is just barely over 1/16" thick at the neck.
7" wide, 4" tall to the tip of the finial. The form is 1.5" tall. It is very light, and the top is extremely thin - 1/8" or so.
I hope the pics are an improvement over previous postings. With help from Joe Aliperti, and the tutorial by Bill Huber, along with some info from various SMC threads I constructed a photo tent. Still using a fairly cheap camera, but at least the background should be better.
This is another one of those that will divide the masses! I suspect there will be many that don't like it at all, so feel free to express your thoughts - good or bad!!