First Goblet Attempts (Got the Camera Back)

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

O, Glory of Glories, O Joy of Joys! The Vortex has me, and now I have some decent photos of it!

EDIT: GeoCities wasn't happy with the amount of data I was transferring. Pix appear in my reply farther down. Sorry!

So I decided to try my hand at a goblet. This was my first attempt:

As you can see, it's short, squat, resembles more a votive holder than a goblet, and I didn't even bother to finish it. It measured about 1.75" wide by 1" tall. The second one was from the same blank, and came out a bit better:

Again, 1.75 inches wide, but this time about two inches tall. I like the outside shape of the bowl, however I didn't hollow the inside evenly with the outside---if I could do that with this form, I think I'd have a winner for a footed espresso cup. I finished it with Minwax sealer and poly.

Now for the third one:

I was really happy with this one. It was from the same bit of branch, but this time on the end near the trunk rather than the end farthest from. It is about 2.25" wide by about 5.5" tall, and the inside of the bowl matches the curve of the outside of the bowl. I must also say that my depth gauge and sidewall thickness calipers were my eyes and fingers respectively, thus the reason I felt it necessary to leave the walls so thick. Again, finished with Minwax sealer and poly.

So... How'd I do?