Friday night - my work week is done, Judy's at quilting until Midnight, and the kids are in bed. A little more hollowing and the Aspen hollow form from the last couple of days is ready to reverse and finish. Unless - disaster strikes. Yes, that's a crack, no it can't be repaired. It's almost never a good thing when the inside ends up bigger than the outside.
Not one to give up easily I mounted the other half of the same log and got started. This one also has a pink/purple streak plus a fair amount of very fine curl, and a pair of piths that should look fantastic on both sides of the opening.
Initial shaping is complete and hollowing has started (you can see the cutting tip on the right hand side of the photo, just to the right of the tool rest. There was a large crack in the piece, it is being filled with a crushed turquoise/epoxy mixture.
Hollowing complete, reverse chucked and finishing the final shape and cleaning up the base. I kept this a bit thicker than the first one and checked the thickness often.
Turned and ready for finish.
5 1/4" diameter, 9 1/2" tall.
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