Dragon Egg

[flyrod444]

Here is a HF that I turned from the crotch of a walnut blank I got in the fall of 2010. It is just over 12" high by around 8" in Dia. I finished it with Antique oil. It looks like an egg with fire in it so I named it Dragon Egg. It is almost a square shape looking down on the top of the bowl. You can see how some of the sides a some what flat in the pictures.
Jack

 

[CaptnA]

Nice work Jack. I love the name. I'd love to incubate one!
Great piece of wood - love the contrast in the walnut, both creamy with the dark.

 

[Nate Davey]

Nice job Jack. Was the wood wet when you turned it? What did you use for a finish?

 

[Kyle]

That is a superb vessel.

 

[ScottM]

Jack nicely done.... From the pics the sap wood appears to have some curl. Does it of is that just my imagination?

 

[flyrod444]

Thanks everyone. The sapwood does have curl in it. I came up with this form to try and show off the curl. It is an unusual form, but did accomplish what I set out for. I turned it to finish thickness wet since I didn't think it would survive the drying process and other way with all the grain going this way and that.
Thanks,
Jack

 

[sushinutnc]

Gorgeous. Love the curl, grain, contrast, and natural edge. Got a LOT going on for one piece. Beautiful.