funky finial

[David Keller]

I bought some really soft spalted maple burl from isaacrapelje a while back, and I turned this form a few weeks ago. The burl was so soft that I ended up soaking the roughout in 50/50 white glue and water mix for 24 hours then finished turned after it dried. That's a neat little trick for really punky pieces if you don't have a stabilization chamber.

As I said, I turned it several weeks ago, but I couldn't figure out what kind of finial I wanted to put on top. After some discussion on another forum about a piece somebody else turned, I got the idea for this finial loosely based on a crab claw. The collar and finial are African blackwood.

The body of the piece is a little over 5 inches in diameter, and it's finished with gloss WOP.

Comments and criticism appreciated.

 

[PenMan1]

One word. WOW!

 

[MartinPens]

I need a closer look. Perhaps you could send it to me? : )
Beautiful work!

Martin

 

[Mark]

I'll second the WOW. That is a real beauty. Very nice.

WOP? Very nice finish!

 

[Jim15]

That's plain awesome.

 

[Russell Eaton]

WOW ×3. Nice finial, and good hollow form as well.

 

[johncrane]

Awesome work Dave i love your work.

 

[witz1976]

Meh....it's ok Very beautiful piece of wood. Nice work as usual. Love the finial!

 

[Glenn McCullough]

well done, thanks for the stabilization idea.

 

[thewishman]

It always amazes me how wood that could be considered virtually worthless can be so beautiful in the right hands. Love the finial.

 

[Rangertrek]

Truly exceptional!:biggrin:

 

[EBorraga]

Truly amazing. It reminds me of a chess piece

 

[broitblat]

Another stunning piece. Thanks for sharing.

-Barry

 

[holmqer]

Fantastic job all around. I especially like the finial. I want to try one of these sculpted finials sometime.

 

[76winger]

I like it!

 

[barrysj]

Amazing! Beautiful craftsmanship.

 

[Fred]

David ... VERY well done!