Project by Jim Jakosh | posted 04-15-2014 02:12 AM | 2057 views | 1 time favorited | 30 comments | ![]() |
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These are a couple of egg cups I made for my friends John and Jim at Dead Tree Salvage in Casa Grande,Az. This is a short cut off piece that was on the scrap pile and I was going to get one egg cup out of it. Well, I shorted the tenons used to hold them and was able to get 2 of them out of it. It is male pistachio wood with just a very little sap wood remaining in each one. There is some black epoxy fill in each one as they were pretty rough when I got into the center.
The center is standard size but I fooled around with some different looking yolk catchers on them and they vary from my template on the outside quite a bit.
They are finished with clear gloss lacquer..
John, if you view this one, you’ll get your cups next January!!
Cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
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Bob Collins
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#1 posted 04-15-2014 02:23 AM
That is a great find in a scrap heap. Nice piece of turning Jim and the finish certainly makes that grain stand out.
-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.
kiefer
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#2 posted 04-15-2014 02:34 AM
Most interesting egg cup design ,never seen one with a yolk catcher .
Looking a lot like EASTER is here .LOL
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peteg
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#3 posted 04-15-2014 02:46 AM
The timber has come up real beaut Jim, yep I’ve never heard of a yolk catcher either, just shows you’re never too old to learn something every day
Cheers
Pete
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BobWemm
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#4 posted 04-15-2014 02:46 AM
They are both beautiful, as Bob said, great find and great colours.
I also have never seen the yoke catchers, what a great idea.
Thanks for showing.
Happy Easter.
Bob.
-- Bob, Western Australia, The Sun came up this morning, what a great start to the day. Now it's up to me to make it even better. I've cut this piece of wood 4 times and it's still too damn short.
doubleDD
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#5 posted 04-15-2014 02:48 AM
Yolk catcher, lol. You think of everything Jim. Nice turning and some beautiful wood. I have been trying to make some egg holders lately but keep getting side tracked on other things. Oh well , next year.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
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#6 posted 04-15-2014 02:57 AM
Spectacular grain, good show Jim.
Joe Lyddon
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#7 posted 04-15-2014 03:28 AM
WOWie Grain!
COOL!
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#8 posted 04-15-2014 06:26 AM
Beautiful grain, Jim! Finish is outstanding!
-- God bless, Candy
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#9 posted 04-15-2014 07:27 AM
I love the grain of that wood!, awesome
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#10 posted 04-15-2014 08:05 AM
These look great Jim and the wood is so beautiful too.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
Ivan
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#11 posted 04-15-2014 08:54 AM
Interesting wood. Nice cups.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
Cliff
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#12 posted 04-15-2014 11:01 AM
Jim absolutely beautiful!!!!!! What more can I say!!!!!
Regards,
Cliff.
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Monte Pittman
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#13 posted 04-15-2014 11:09 AM
Very awesome work Jim. Great grain pattern.
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
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#14 posted 04-15-2014 11:29 AM
Great job as always. I don’t know how you store all those ideas. Thanks for allowing us to have things to aspire to do.
-- I,ve had amnesia for as long as I can remember. Vernon
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#15 posted 04-15-2014 12:28 PM
Jim nice looking pieces. Have not yet turned this wood. Thought it would be lighter in color. Not sure why but I did. Yes welcome back to you too. Nothing like Tax Day and snow. See you Sat at the meeting. Yes this meeting will be streamed live again. Discussion on pricing turnings
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