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Jim Jakosh
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Olive Goblet
I have all these olive branches that were trimmed off a tree in the park last week. The are cracked a lot but I wanted to see if I could turn something from them that would stay together so I cut out this goblet. I filled it with epoxy many times in the process but it kept cracking as it was drying so I gave up and considered the cracks to be "character" in the wood.
It is 2 5/8" diameter 5 1/2" tall and finished with EEE and Shellawax.
Cheers, Jim
It is 2 5/8" diameter 5 1/2" tall and finished with EEE and Shellawax.
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Looks really nice, wonderful grain and color in.the Olive wood.
Ron
Cute little vase! Olive wood does have a lot of character.
The Other Steven
Very pretty grain. Nice project!
Beautiful.
I think branches would have a lot of stress a d would be bad for turning? No?
I think branches would have a lot of stress a d would be bad for turning? No?
Petey
Wow Jim....great craftsmansip
Mike
Very nice Jim! Almost too nice to drink from it.
nice work jim, i love olive wood, so beautiful. well worth the effort.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Aces Jim!
Too bad about the cracking, but beautiful on it's own as decor!
Too bad about the cracking, but beautiful on it's own as decor!
Great job on the turning Jim, nicely sculpted goblet. I can't see any cracks, must be pretty small, at least I don't see any around the rim.
Nice looking goblet Jim
Great goblet!
Love the olive wood!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
If you can't use it as a martini drinking vessel (without the olive) because of the cracks, you can always use it as a vase for plastic flowers.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
I'm always torn on wood that's cracking like that. Lately, I've just been leaving it to continue drying and cracking in the shop, and then try to get the cracks filled in two passes. One early on the log, then rough-turn, then make tape and plastic-wrap dams before another epoxy fill to pick up the remaining cracks. So far, I've always needed a third pass with almost-set epoxy going into a few remaining cracks while I manually rotate the piece on the lathe to get to it all. That gets a little frantic.
May you have the day you deserve!
Ahhh Jim. That is pure class. Really great work. Cracks or not, this is a true gem.
Thank you all for the nice comments and on the appreciation of the olive wood it self. I got this for free and it was green but when buying dry olive wood at Woodcraft, you need a fat wallet!!
Hi Dave your explanation of crack filling with tape dams is just what I had done. After 3 fills, I gave up because the wood was still moving too much to ever get ahead of it! I'll keep making things from it until I head back to Michigan.
Hi Dave your explanation of crack filling with tape dams is just what I had done. After 3 fills, I gave up because the wood was still moving too much to ever get ahead of it! I'll keep making things from it until I head back to Michigan.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
fancy cup and wood GR8 JOB 😍😎👍
*TONY ** Denver * ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN
Thanks, Tony!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Yeah, sometimes the wood just won't quit moving. That's usually when I throw it in the corner to "think about what it's done," for a few months. The Russian olive I have a bunch of is like that. I did manage to slice some into small boards, but every one of them will need some filling to be usable. That was supposed to be this winter's project, but we never really had a winter, so I haven't gotten to it.
May you have the day you deserve!
Another one, same caliber.
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