A few months ago I was asked to refinish a table top for a lady, then we had Art in the Garden a 3 day event that took 3 days to set up then another 3 to pack up, as soon as that was over I was asked to make an urn in a hurry, I then had a table and 5 chairs to totally dismantle sand off all old varnish glue it all back together and re finish that all took a while to do since I finished that we have opened the wood turners club room to the public each weekend hoping for some new members.
It was at the last club open day that someone turned up and gave me 2 blocks of wood, this is the result of what I did with the first one, it is 260mm wide and 90mm high the pattern is burnt on using a pyrography machine, the finish is from a rattle can.
Prior to being dragged away from turning I had done another piece that I have not shown here and is worth posting just for the record, carving feet onto the bottom of bowls was at first a bit daunting however now I have done a few it no longer seems such an ordeal and the result is rewarding, this piece is based on the Ginkgo leave, as part of carving the feet I also carved away leaving the leaf and stalk proud I then stippled the area and painted it the veins of the leaves are done with pyrography, the size is 205mm wide and 85mm high.
