Wood Turnings
Feb 22, 2017 20:07:38 #
Feb 22, 2017 20:54:51 #
Quaking Aspen wrote:
Thanks Karenn
My wife is also a potter and gives me good advice on aesthetic issues such as shape and color combinations. I'm using a sheet now, but, as you say, the wrinkles are a bother. I need to make something semi-permanent so I don't have to rearrange the shop every time I want to shoot some pics.
My wife is also a potter and gives me good advice on aesthetic issues such as shape and color combinations. I'm using a sheet now, but, as you say, the wrinkles are a bother. I need to make something semi-permanent so I don't have to rearrange the shop every time I want to shoot some pics.
You can buy expensive stuff or use large size roll papers from a hobby store. Either just as a background or line a large cardboard box with it. You can then put the very light empty box somewhere out of the way and take it down when you need it.
Feb 22, 2017 21:11:05 #
Feb 22, 2017 21:23:49 #
tramsey wrote:
WOW!! That's to both your wood work and your photos. The only nit picky things I can see are the wrinkles on the floor of the photo. But that, like I said is nit picky. They are absolutely gorgeous.
We have quite a few on the forum that have wood working as a hobby also. I doon't think any of them work with segmented. They are really different and beautiful.
We have quite a few on the forum that have wood working as a hobby also. I doon't think any of them work with segmented. They are really different and beautiful.
Thanks for looking. I appreciate it.
Feb 22, 2017 21:36:13 #
napabob wrote:
past wood turner here, nicely done............. 
Thanks for looking and liking. I appreciate everyone who has commented. It adds to the enjoyment of creating these pieces.
Feb 22, 2017 21:43:53 #
tyedyetommy wrote:
Stay strong. You can be proud of what you have accomplished. I understand being disabled, I once was a Union Ironworker before I became a Union pipefitter. I walked 6" beams 600" in the air. No net. Now I can hardly walk across the living-room floor without falling off. But I can always look at the buildings and know that for a moment in time, I was on the top of it. Your wood working is brilliant., and your pictures of it ain't either. As a matter of fact they are tack sharp. Tom
tyedyetommy, thanks for the words of encouragement. It always helps to have the support.
Feb 22, 2017 21:45:14 #
Quaking Aspen wrote:
A brief history of how I got started in woodworkin... (show quote)
You do some beautiful work there. Do you sell any of them? I'll bet you could get a good price for any of them.
Feb 22, 2017 22:14:28 #
TomC. wrote:
You do some beautiful work there. Do you sell any of them? I'll bet you could get a good price for any of them.
Hi TomC
I have sold maybe a couple of dozen pieces over the past few years. Some at a local art gallery and some at the art walks that Cottage Grove has in the summer. It is actually a bit hard to turn loose of a piece, because each one is kind of like 'my baby' but I think all the ones I have sold have found good homes.
Thanks for your comment.
Feb 22, 2017 22:21:39 #
Quaking Aspen wrote:
Hi TomC
I have sold maybe a couple of dozen pieces over the past few years. Some at a local art gallery and some at the art walks that Cottage Grove has in the summer. It is actually a bit hard to turn loose of a piece, because each one is kind of like 'my baby' but I think all the ones I have sold have found good homes.
Thanks for your comment.
I have sold maybe a couple of dozen pieces over the past few years. Some at a local art gallery and some at the art walks that Cottage Grove has in the summer. It is actually a bit hard to turn loose of a piece, because each one is kind of like 'my baby' but I think all the ones I have sold have found good homes.
Thanks for your comment.
Feb 22, 2017 22:33:55 #
Quaking Aspen wrote:
A brief history of how I got started in woodworkin... (show quote)
What tremendous talent you have! I envy you. My younger brother was great at working with his hands whereas my forte is more intellectual and technical. A little over a year ago, following his granddaughter's wedding, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's at age 81. I only hope that he can continue to be as productive as you are.
Bud
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