Toot your Horn!

[Bob Noles]

Great pictures y'all.

Jim.... those twins in the bowl are priceless.

Ken, you are moving thru the ranks pretty quick.

[Glenn Clabo]

Jim...Your Twins shot made our day. Just plain priceless.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Gosh, I'm just happy to complete something and don't really have a long list, but here are a couple that were the hardest to date.

This was my 2nd NE and was glad the bark stayed on and the other a flat eucalyptus HF that I was surprised I could hollow out.

Ernie

[Karl Laustrup]

WOW! What a great idea for a post Mark.

Gentlemen, having had the pleasure to see most everything you have posted on this forum, I would find it hard to select one or even a couple of dozen "favorites".

Now where's all the ladies with their favorite turnings?

While looking at this thread I thought it would be really great to have a "turners picture forum" on SMC so everyone could see the stunning work you produce. Maybe your top 3 or so favorites, although I'd like to see everything someone has turned in one place.

Karl

[Ken Salisbury]

I thought this one was kinda kewl:





You can see the details of construction here:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/articles/4/

[Curt Fuller]

I like to combine 2 or more kinds wood on most things I turn so here are a few of the ones I think turned out.
First is an 'inside out' Christmas ornament from redheart, african mahogany, and pine.
Second is a small box from box elder burl and cocobolo.
Third is a bowl from russian olive, bocote, and coffee grounds.

[Bill Grumbine]

Greetings everyone

I have a couple of mine that I consider my favorites. It is awful hard to pick just one!

<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/cherrybaloneyslice01.jpg">

This is a piece I turned back in 2004. It is a slice of a cherry trunk with burls all around. The only way to turn it and keep the burls was to keep the pith and all in it. I was fortunate that it did not crack. It was a real bear to turn being an open form that is all end grain. It is about 14" across if I recall correctly, and 4" high. I am typing from memory here, so I might be off a bit on the measurements.

<img src="http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/spaltedelmburlvase01.jpg">

This is a more recent piece, turned in October of 2005. It is one of the largest burl vases I have turned so far at 10" in diameter and 10" high. It was also a fairly difficult piece for me, being that it is heavily spalted.

Both pieces are in the same collection.

Thanks for taking a look, and Mark, great idea for a thread!

Bill

[Pat Jeddy]

OK, I feel silly, but my best stuff so far is still:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=29261

Although I did do some candle holders for my MIL - but they're in London now and I didn't take photos.

Anyway, where's CAROLE!!!!! She's a much better representative of the Ladies contingent.

[Mark Cothren]

Back to the top....

[Karl Laustrup]

Yes indeed, where is Carole. And all the rest of you.

I know there's more of you out there. Stop spinning and take a break to post some pix.

Karl

[Keith Burns]

OK, I'll bite. The first one, walnut and maple, was my first commissioned piece so I don't own it anymore. The second is really two which I call Siblings. They are walnut and white oak. They were inspired by Ray Allen.

[Frank Chaffee]

Wow,
All of you turners are doing great work. Keep it up!
Thanks,
Frank

[Dave Fifield]

Some excellent work indeed! Keep it up!! You guys inspire me

My favorites are burl bowls like this one I made for a friend about a year back. It was from a hunk of local redwood burl and was about 10" in diameter. Finish is several coats of tung oil with paste wax over:



High-res picture is here.

Dave

[John Hart]

Ok...This is my new favorite. Just finished it. This thread is a nice idea Mark. So much inspiring talent.
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[Jim Dunn]

See, see, that little brown spot is where Andy lives. That's his shavings pile right outside his shipping department. I looked at your project on the IT contest thread John and I don't blame you one bit for being proud of this.

Jim