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#1
11-07-2009, 9:11 PM
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Buckeye Hollow Form Critique and Comments Please
I thought I'd try a little different form with this piece of buckeye. Boy was this a tough piece of wood. It was full of mud, rocks, voids, bark and was murder on my tools. I ruined a band saw blade rounding out the blank.
Let me know what you think. Thanks, Ken 
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#2
11-07-2009, 9:17 PM
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I think you need to post a few more pictures to adequately show this beauty off because it looks totally awesome.
What are the dimensions?
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11-07-2009, 9:17 PM
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Ken,
That is gnarly and wickedly beautiful! I'll bet it made some noise when spinning on the lathe! Nicely done!
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Ken
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11-07-2009, 9:21 PM
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Well worth a band saw blade
 Cheers, Don
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#5
11-07-2009, 9:25 PM
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I like that. Shows that you don't have to have a perfect solid round peice of wood to make something outstanding.
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11-07-2009, 10:02 PM
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Approximately Dimensions
I have already taken it to the gallery to display but I think I remember the dimensions to be 11" tall and 8 1/2" in diameter. The wall thickness is just over 1/8" down to about 7" and then gradually thicker to 3/8" thick at the bottom. I left the bottom thicker because of a nasty bark inclusion that went right through the tenon. I was afraid that the whole thing would explode at the end of all that work...
 Ken
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#8
11-07-2009, 10:08 PM
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Excellent! Great form - beautiful wood! Thanks for sharing!
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#9
11-07-2009, 10:43 PM
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Ken,
Very well done to keep it together. I have always had Burled and spalted Buckeye chip on me. This is a great looking form. It has all the features in it to keep your attention and show how difficult it is to turn such a fragile Hollow form. One Bandsaw Blade = one beautiful piece. A small sacrifice. Great work!
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#10
11-08-2009, 12:22 AM
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Wow, that is just absolutely incredible!
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#11
11-08-2009, 12:26 AM
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Wow that is beautiful. Really worth the effort for sure. Well done.
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#12
11-08-2009, 12:51 AM
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Great looking piece... Must be as light as a feather. Great color and voids. Thanks for posting the photos
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#13
11-08-2009, 7:17 AM
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Very nice
Sometimes some sacfrifice must be made to accomplish the mission! That is a very nice piece! I love th shape the voids and the figure! Great job and well worth the hassle!
Thanks for sharing, Jeff
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#14
11-08-2009, 9:58 AM
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Ken, that's an amazing piece. Well worth the cost of a bandsaw blade.
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#15
11-08-2009, 11:35 AM
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Ken,
That is an amazing piece and a tribute to your craftsmanship and tool control. Thanks for sharing it with us. Dave
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