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First Hollow Form

Dan Blankenberg

Dan Blankenberg

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My first hollow form made from gifted Maple Burl. I have been blessed with wonderful mentors that share outstanding knowledge and material! 7.25”w x 4.25”h hollowed through 1.5” opening. Finished with danish oil and Hampshire sheen. The wall is 3/8” thickness.
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Dan Blankenberg said:
gifted Maple Burl
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What a generous gift.

Nice piece! Surface and finish look perfect too. It’d be nice to see it in person - from the photos the chatoyance in the wood looks almost deep enough to make you dizzy! (the rate things are going, some day we’ll all have 3D stereo cameras and monitors/glasses to view such pieces)

Did you use handheld tools or a hollowing rig? Have any in-process photos?

JKJ
 
John K Jordan said:
What a generous gift.

Nice piece! Surface and finish look perfect too. It’d be nice to see it in person - from the photos the chatoyance in the wood looks almost deep enough to make you dizzy! (the rate things are going, some day we’ll all have 3D stereo cameras and monitors/glasses to view such pieces)

Did you use handheld tools or a hollowing rig? Have any in-process photos?

JKJ
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I'm very fortunate that my mentor has a wide selection of hollow form tools that I could play around with to complete this work. In the end, my preferred tools were the John Jordan 1/2" hollowing set and the Trent Bosch 1/2" radius scraper. I will be purchasing my own set of these tools very soon! I don't have any progress photos, next time!
 
Dan Blankenberg said:
I'm very fortunate that my mentor has a wide selection of hollow form tools that I could play around with to complete this work. In the end, my preferred tools were the John Jordan 1/2" hollowing set...
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That's some of the joy of all this - sharing tools and wood! (and watching progress!)

And that's a great set. I got the 1/2" set plus his handles and arm brace from him a few years back. (sure miss that guy) I don't use them much since I mostly do smaller things from dry wood and have some other sets. (I've got a little story about John and dry wood for some other time.) I like the Hunter tools as well. Had the Jamison rig but passed it on - running out of space!

A few new turners have had no tools (a couple with no lathe at first) or come with really bad tools. Oh my, one guy came with a gouge that looked like it was sharpened on the way over by holding it out the car door against the pavement. I want to see the tools to know how to proceed. I also want to eventually see their chucks, jaws, centers, etc. Nosy, eh?!

But I would far prefer people use my tools and not run out and buy a bunch of things prematurely and be sorry later. Better to try the different options before deciding! I keep some spares they can borrow to use at home. (and spare copies of my favorite books to loan too)

I look forward to seeing more of your work!

JKJ
 
Great job, Dan! The shape and proportion, the wild grain...! I could stare at that for a good while. Your craft is creating art here for sure.
 
John K Jordan said:
(the rate things are going, some day we’ll all have 3D stereo cameras and monitors/glasses to view such pieces)

JKJ
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(Sorry for this sidebar, Dan, the temptation was too great.)

JKJ, the world has already been there and done that! (I've not looked for the modern day equivalent.)

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Steve Tiedman said:
JKJ, the world has already been there and done that! (I've not looked for the modern day equivalent.)
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Ha, I still have some of those in a box somewhere. And don’t forget the diverged eye technique to see stereo - became popular when RDS (random dot stereograms) were all the rage. I was so fascinated I started calculating the angles and drawing image pairs of 3D shapes on paper to view without aids.

But I guess for now the best way for to experience the chatoyance on Dan’s piece is to drive to NY and hold and turn it in the hands!

JKJ
 
@Dan Blankenberg As noted by everyone already ... great job on your first hollow form - even if it was your 50th hollow form.
You might want to rethink the use of "Berg" as your signature (I assume that's what it is). I realize that "Blankenberg" (or Dan or D.----) is longer to write/engrave/etc., but if you're proud of your work you should use your name. Just my 2¢. 🙂
 
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