Making a Strawberry Wafflecone

[Kathy Marshall]

This is another piece from the boxelder burl I received. 11" x 4" BLO and rattle can lacquer. The lid, finial and pedestal are all paduak.

Started it between centers. I used a 1" forstner bit to drill a level spot for the spur drive.
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Got it down to round and a rough shape. You can see the beginnings of the rim (and the ending of part of the top. The next pic shows where that chunk took a flying leap.
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As you can see, the top is a little bit thinner and the shape is a little more refined. I've also cut the tenon for my chuck.
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The back side. Nice color in this blank.
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Finished form. I think the finial could have been a little shorter and/or a little narrower. I usually end up turning them a little too short, so tried to go taller on this one but I think I may have overdone it. I think I would also have liked the lid to be a little thinner, but it's not bad as it is.
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I've got 1 more piece of the burl cap left but it's got a large crack running horizontally at about the middle, so it will either be a really short form (strawberry shortcake ) or I may try filling the crack with CA and see if it will hold it together for turning and hopefully the crack doesn't go completely through it.

C&C's welcome!
Thanks for looking!

[Carol Kinney]

Very nice Kathy, I love the matching of the Strawberry from the form to the finial it really keeps your eyes right on the piece. Very nice!

[Fred Perreault]

Kathy, I am always impressed and envious of those with imagination, patience and whatever to produce such wonderful and handsome results. I hope when I grow up I can do something like that.

[John Keeton]

Kathy, I think you did a wonderful job on all of the elements! Perhaps if the finial were 25% shorter, and add that length to the pedestal, but it is hard to complain about this one. What did you think of the Padauk? I just ended up with some and it looks interesting, though the grain seems to be really open with large pores. From what I can find, it apparently turns to a deep burgundy over time.

[Bill Hensley]

Nicely done and very appealing. Ditto - love the color matching.

[Steve Vaughan]

Wow, that's really cool, and what a great name for it! Nice job.

[Michelle Rich]

Thanks for the pictures of the process..nifty piece!

[Roger Chandler]

Kathy,

Great form. The paduak really compliments the box elder. I think your finial is a pretty good balance to the pedestal. Because of the natural edge that is higher on one side, I think you need the height on the finial to balance it out from all angles. A really nice piece here! The proportion of the thickness of the finial also are complimentary to the pedestal as well.

Keep it up! Thank you for showing us your work!

[Richard Madden]

Beautiful piece, and the name is perfect! I like it just as it is, wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for the WIP pictures.

[steven carter]

Very nice! Great choce of wood to compliment the box elder. I think the finial is a good height, maybe just a tad taller pedestal though.

[Scott Hubl]

Very Nice Kathy. I like it.

Thanks for posting the process pics too. I always liked this type of turnings but wasn't sure how to achieve them.

Your pics give me the Visuals I need to try one now. (I wish everyone posted these type pics.)

Thanks and again, a very nice piece.

[Baxter Smith]

Great color combination! I think the finial may be a little tall compared to the pedestal but thats just an opinion and consider the source!

Thanks for posting the progress pictures. Where a piece came from and how it came to be, is always as interesting to me as the final product!

[Jim Burr]

Beautiful Kathy! Colors go very well together. I'm a huge Paduk fan. One of my favorite pen woods. I like the finial size, but I was thinking a wider foot...1/2" maybe? Just my .02

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty Kathy. I do like the wood combo. I agree the finial is a little long for me. It is really well done.

[Sid Matheny]

First class all the way in my book. Great job and thanks for sharing.

Sid