Turning of the Week for April 22, 2024

[odie]

There are so many great turnings to choose from, that I was having a hard time selecting only one, but when I saw this lady's hat, I immediately thought it was a correct "period piece" for "the great train robbery"!...... If a love affair between hats were possible, then those two would be a match made in heaven!

-o-

Robins Egg Raffia

A collaboration with my wife Alison. Turned from London Plane, branded, milk paint, flat lacquer spray. The ribbon is Anigre and the flower is Arbutus Burl shavings. The hat after branding weighed 6.7 ounces and there were several flare ups...

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The Great Train Robbery

The film "The Great Train Robbery" was the first in that era to depict the Hero's wearing white cowboy hats and the villains wearing black hats. When I branded the band I wanted to darken the branding so I dyed it with leather dye but it bled...

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.....and, it made me think of this old John Wayne movie:

 

[Jim McLain]

Great choice Odie. I particularly like the blue hat. My favorite John Wayne movie is Big Jim McLain.

 

[Kevin Jesequel]

Great choice, Odie! I hadn’t thought of these two as a pair, but am glad you did. It seems obvious now! Congratulations, Dave! Not one, but two turnings of the week!

 

[Tom Gall]

Congratulations on the twofer, Dave & Alison. I really like the blue bonnet - especially the wooden ribbon & flower ... so well done!!! Great choice, Odie.

 

[David Wyke]

Great choice and great work!

 

[Michael Anderson]

Nice choice Odie. Dave, these are both beautiful!! I’m baffled at how quickly you seem to crank these pieces out, along with your other monsters. So impressive!!

 

[odie]

@Dave Roberts

Howdy Dave......just wondering if you ever saw this thread?????

-o-

 

[Dave Roberts]

@Dave Roberts

Howdy Dave......just wondering if you ever saw this thread?????

-o-

Howdy and WOW, thank you for alerting me of this thread I have not seen it. Thank you so much for your selection and comments. I did see the TOTW selection but when I clicked on the link the only hat showing was the blue ladies hat so I thought there was a title mistake. I did respond to the comments in that link but didnt know this existed so thanks for letting me know so I can reply to the comments. cheers Dave

 

[Dave Roberts]

There are so many great turnings to choose from, that I was having a hard time selecting only one, but when I saw this lady's hat, I immediately thought it was a correct "period piece" for "the great train robbery"!...... If a love affair between hats were possible, then those two would be a match made in heaven!

-o-

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Robins Egg Raffia

A collaboration with my wife Alison. Turned from London Plane, branded, milk paint, flat lacquer spray. The ribbon is Anigre and the flower is Arbutus Burl shavings. The hat after branding weighed 6.7 ounces and there were several flare ups...

www.aawforum.org

The Great Train Robbery

The film "The Great Train Robbery" was the first in that era to depict the Hero's wearing white cowboy hats and the villains wearing black hats. When I branded the band I wanted to darken the branding so I dyed it with leather dye but it bled...

www.aawforum.org

.....and, it made me think of this old John Wayne movie:

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Thank you Odie, they do look great side by side

 

[Dave Roberts]

Great choice, Odie! I hadn’t thought of these two as a pair, but am glad you did. It seems obvious now! Congratulations, Dave! Not one, but two turnings of the week!

Thanks Kevin, appreciate your comments. Dave

 

[Dave Roberts]

Congratulations on the twofer, Dave & Alison. I really like the blue bonnet - especially the wooden ribbon & flower ... so well done!!! Great choice, Odie.

Thank you Tom appreciate that, cheers

 

[Dave Roberts]

Nice choice Odie. Dave, these are both beautiful!! I’m baffled at how quickly you seem to crank these pieces out, along with your other monsters. So impressive!!

Thank you Michael, they may seem cranked out but they are in the works for some time. There is 3 days of branding in the blue hat alone. The black hat was turned, branded and sanded. Then I decided to try a black leather stain to sharpen the branding color but the stain bled through the wood as well as under the taped off area. This was a commissioned piece and I wasn't happy with that bleed through so the hat went into the scrap pile. The 2nd hat for the replacement crack and was scraped but the 3rd worked out nicely. My son saw I was using scrap hats to light the wood stove and he said "stop I have a plan" He wanted some hats for his friends shop but I don't want to spend time finished pieces I am not happy with. I decided to stain the entire hat black and then lacquer spray it and am happy with the result so now I will ship it off to him for his buddies store. So they may seem to be created quickly but some are months in the process as I have many projects on the go. The sombrero is getting closer to completion so stay tuned lol