Bad, no matter how you look at it!

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Sorry for the waste of walnut but it did draw some of the most light hearted comments I've yet read on this forum. The Darth Vader thing from Leo began a chain of good humor that hopefully made the whole thing very entertaining. As a marketer, my comment is you could have sold it as a convertible 5 in 1 turning.
faust

[Brian Vaughn]

You could always slice the bell part in half and make a set of bookends...at least get a little use out of it

[Scott Lux]

+1 on the first pic without the lid.

[Andrew Gibson]

If the trash has not gone out, you could send it to me and I would put some LED's in it and make it into a desk lamp... I thought it looked nice in pic 1. but also like it as a lamp.

[dan carter]

you forgot one pic. the goblet without the finial. some days are diamonds, some days are coal. :-0

[Curt Fuller]

What can I say? If you can't laugh at yourself you'll never know what everyone else is laughing at!

[charlie knighton]

Curt, i have this bowl with found object in show at Piedmont Arts, i lost the tendon, put new tendon on it but could not turn out my depth hole because it was too thin on bottom after making new tendon, it bounced around and i had to turn out the dents, the bark came off, i had wanted to do natural edge, i stuck a object i found at the beach, it fit, no measurement

titled it Scream

[Cathy Schaewe]

What a great thread! Darth Vader indeed ....

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Curt, I like it. I think the lid makes it look a bit off, but I still think I would love it on my display shelf...even under your name.

[Allan Ferguson]

That's a real kick in the pants. My wife just busted up checking this one out.

[Kyle Iwamoto]

I must just suck at turning. They look good to me. Well, except for the lampshade. I keep my fails on my desk at work though. That way I'll never do it again. But, I still manage to make funnels.

[Glenn Barber]

What about using the "lampshade" as a mushroom top with a different turned "stem" (Osage or yellowheart for contrast?) for some garden art? Maybe use the "lampshade" and cut out a semi-circle or arch with a coping saw to use as a toad house in the garden?

Hmmmmm.......I may have found a new project to practice some hollowing on...........

Re-cycle if possible, walnut is just too cool to toss.

Glenn

[GLENN THOMAS]

Well I for one have never thrown I piece in the garbage, I've thrown more than my share in the smoker with some chicken, ribs or a butt. I don't feel quite so bad about it if I can get something out of it. I thought the first pic looked pretty good, maybe tweak the finial a little but not the garbage. At least save it and have something to make a comparison with in a year or two, or slice it in half and see how consistent your wall thickness is. Just another opinion.

[Michael James]

What can I say? If you can't laugh at yourself you'll never know what everyone else is laughing at!

I like that....goes with rule # 62: Never take yourself too seriously!

[Brodie Brickey]

Your last picture reminds me of a very elegant lamp. If it just provided a little light, I know I'd be happy to receive it.