'Maple Rocks' Is Done

[Steve Krumanaker]

Just finished this morning. I will say that I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.  The rim is always a challenge for me as I'm never quite sure what to do with it. I had originally planned a herringbone pattern but nothing I drew looked right to me. It's about 12" diameter and not quite 5" deep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sure I've posted this already but the design on the bottom is called "phicops in a circle" It's a zentangle pattern and the original author is Brad Harms-CZT

 

 

Steve

 

 

[lew]

That is fantastic! I can't imagine how much time you must spend on one of these!

 

What did you use as a protective coating?

[Steve Krumanaker]

23 minutes ago, lew said:

That is fantastic! I can't imagine how much time you must spend on one of these!

 

What did you use as a protective coating?

Thanks Lew, it's my workhorse finish. A couple seal coats of spray can shellac and top coated with Target Coatings water borne gloss acrylic lacquer.

 

Steve

[HandyDan]

Man that's nice!  The detail in that is awesome.  You got talent.

[Grandpadave52]

Beautiful piece of art Steve!

Hope it holds up when filled with Salsa

Thanks for sharing your artistry!

[Dadio]

Fantastic job, just beautiful.

Herb

[Stick486]

speechless...

so what they all said...

[Gerald]

Again you have done a great piece. That shot from the side tho looks like a turtle instead on the rocks I saw when you started.

[Steve Krumanaker]

8 hours ago, Gerald said:

Again you have done a great piece. That shot from the side tho looks like a turtle instead on the rocks I saw when you started.

Thanks to all, a couple people on FB said the same thing, depends on the angle and shadows I guess. The first one of these I did the wife said it looked a giraffe to her.

 

14 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Beautiful piece of art Steve!

Hope it holds up when filled with Salsa

Thanks for sharing your artistry!

LOL, love your "spicy" comments Dave!

 

 

Steve

[Cal]

Beautiful Steve, another work of art!

[Grandpadave52]

2 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

LOL, love your "spicy" comments Dave!

[Ron Altier]

Steve, I already knew you do fantastic work. Having said that when I saw your picture my first though was (really was) How in the heck did he turn a turtle shell? It looks fantastic and my next thought was where can I find a turtle shell? One of the reasons my mind went that way was that I am contemplating using  shells in a project in the near future. If I am successful, I'll post a picture, if not forget what I said Again, great work, great results.

[Jim L]

Steve, your skill and creativity are on another level than most.  I am thrilled when I turn a simple bowl and don't screw it up.  You sir, consistently make museum quality pieces.  Well done sir, well done. 

[Steve Krumanaker]

39 minutes ago, Jim from Easy Wood Tools said:

 Well done sir, well done. 

Once again, thanks to everyone who commented. Jim, don't worry, I make my share of designer firewood like every one else, just this morning i burned  a few of them. The secret is, I'm careful to not post any pictures of those!

 

Steve