Orange Twist

[Scott Hackler]

Here is my latest twisted and pierced form. Turned from Osage Orange to about 3/16" thick, pierced, spiraled and edge decorated. One more piece to take to the SWAT Symposium in a few weeks.
Tung oil finish. 5" x 2 1/2".
Comments and critiques are always welcome. Thanks Orange Twist1.jpgOrange Twist2.jpg

[charlie knighton]

very nice, Scott

enjoy swat, maybe one day it will work out

[Eric Gourieux]

That's really an eye-catcher. I like it.

[Fred Belknap]

It's got to be art as it won't hold water. Very well done beautiful piece, looks fragil. Great job on the piercing.

[Lori Kleinberg]

Very interesting piece, Scott.

[Dennis Ford]

That has a lot of WOW factor. The design and great piercing work make it a winner.

[Steve Doerr]

That is a fantastic piece Scott. I will be posting one I'm taking to SWAT, but yours puts mine to shame. Looking forward to meeting you while there.
Steve

[Marc Himes]

Great piece Scott. I think I would have liked a smooth edge on the spiral as there is so much going on in the rest of the piece, but overall I like it a lot. Great work again.

[Steve bellinger]

Scott love these pierced pieces you do so well.

[Steve Rost]

Very nice. Osage orange is one of my favorite woods. There a lot of stresses in this wood. Was it domestic or South American? The South American seems more stable, but I like to go out and harvest my own! (Store bought it was probably not domestic)

[Jim Underwood]

Cool! I like the shape, the spiral concept, the color, and the embellishments!

[Scott Hackler]

Thanks for the comments.

Steve, this is as domestic as you can get....as I cut the tree down! Hedge (Osage Orange) is the primary tree in almost every windrow around here.

[Billy Tallant]

Wow!!! Fantastic looking piece of art!!!

[Mike Cruz]

I hate you, Scott...

[Scott Hackler]

don't hate the player, just the game........