Bois'darc H/F

[byron constantine]

This is a 8"/6" hf with a 2" walnut snout, about 3/16" thick. It was bright yellow when i turned it wet. Now it has nearly lost the yellow and turning
beown. The screws from the face plate were too long and left little holes
so i made a shallow inlet and filled it with black epoxy.
Byron

[Norm Zax]

The epoxy ring is definitely a nice solution. Congrats on the new "vessel".

[Jim Maxwell]

Nice hollow form. A ring of walnut fitted into the groove would have added a bit more interest?
Jim

[robert hainstock]

the epox works for me ok. a walnut inlay would be beyond my capabilities.
Bob

[Steve Schlumpf]

Byron - very nice hollow form! Good looking wood and finish! I like Jim's idea of a walnut insert but the epoxy works well. Have to admit I would prefer the hollow form with out the 'snout'. To me it detracts from the piece by drawing the eye away from the form.... but that's just me.

Nice work - looking forward to seeing more!

[Joseph Peacock]

Awsome!!!!!! Nice grain.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Good looking HF. I don't care for the snout as you put it. I would have cut it down and just left a nice small collar. The black epoxy looks good.

[Jim Becker]

Osage orange will "brown out" as you have experienced. It's pretty kewel when you are turning it, however, and those bright yellow shavings are flying to and fro!

I kinda agree with Bernie relative to the form...a shorter, and perhaps wider collar would probably be my choice for this form.

[Paul Engle]

Nice work Byron, other thoughts... on the colar... maybe a flair like a tulip and on the bottom , a ring of walnut , leaving about 1/4" protuding for a base, maybe flaired like the colar to match . I like the shape and the inclusion looks way cool. Kind of a far eastern (Turkish) flavor. I like it, looks like a pomegranite ....