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Chris Billman -woodTurning-

by 백주현[미르] 2007. 10. 28.

Walnut Turned Hollow Form (8/19/2007)

I really don't like this piece much at all. It was a leftover chunk from cutting bowl blanks out of half logs, and I turned it mostly to get more practice with my hollowing rig. The inside turned out ok, but since the piece is sidegrain (as opposed to most hollow forms being end grain oriented) it was a bit of a chore to keep smooth. My biggest dissapointment is the outside form - the top surface should curve more as it comes down from the rim, and the foot is much much too large and clunky. To my eye it begs for a bit of refinement to make the shape work well. So close, yet so far...

4" tall in walnut finished with buffed danish oil:

Honey Locust Turned Hollow Form (6/21/2007)

This is the first finished piece in an upcoming series of turnings I'm working on for the University of Michigan Art Museum. They're in the midst of a multi-million dollar expansion, and to make way for their new wing they had to clear out a bunch of old trees. They've offered the wood to the turning clubs in Michigan so that we can turn pieces to be donated to the museum gift shop for sale. The money will go back into the museum and each of our pieces will include a bio in case the customers are interested in other pieces of our work.

As a two time Penn State alumnus it's difficult to support UofM, but I'm enjoying turning the wood and I'm looking forward to viewing the newly expanded museum.

Here's the Hollow Form. 4" tall in honey locust finished with antique oil:


Maple Turned Hollow Form (6/7/2007)

So I'm all psyched as I bring up the first two pieces off my new Monster hollowing rig, and the wife takes one look at em and says "what are those things and what are you going to do with em?". "They're Art, Dear" says I. Then I get "well I can tell that one is a vase, but what's that other thing?". So I say "It's a Hollow Form, Dear - it's Art!" and then stomp off to add them to the other piles of round things that are really starting to clog the living room and library. Sheesh!

Here's the Hollow Form. 4-1/2" tall in maple finished with lightly buffed antique oil:

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