Jewelry dish with finial

[PhillH]

I did one of these quite a while ago but wasn't happy with it, finial wasn't right and the balance of the dish was out. So had another bash today.

Maple with an ebony finial. 6 inches overall height, finial 4, dia 5 inches.

Comments and crits more than welcome. I have some thoughts but want to see if others see the same as I do.

 

[rayf6604]

I like the contrast between the two woods and the shape. Surely Brian can't complain about this aerial?

 

[Robert]

Can't see much wrong with that (apart from the fact that it's not a Sierra)

That's beautiful

 

[Grump]

Brian thinks it's wonderful, a gems for gems init?
I would complain about the aerial if Woody had made it init?

 

[chas_41_uk]

Lovely contrast between the two woods
I love the bowl but am not so keen on the finial too tall and thick of me
but hey it's all about individualism and personal taste :wink:

 

[paulm]

A lovely job... makes me think of an Italian fountain.

 

[PhillH]

A lovely job... makes me think of an Italian fountain.

What, the one with the kid pissing ?

 

[Terry]

Unusual Phill but I like it !!!

 

[PhillH]

Unusual Phill but I like it !!!

What makes you say unusual ?

 

[bassethound]

I like it but think the finial is a bit too high for me, very nice work!

 

[Terry]

What makes you say unusual ?

I think it's the way the finial comes up from the centre and the "sudden" change of colour if that makes sense but I like it Phill !!!

 

[Dalboy]

I like the concept of the piece along with the contrast of the woods But personally I feel the finial is to big in diameter and also where the two wood join I would have made a feature like a bead or something so as to give a natural break for the join.

OK I'll get my coat

 

[Paul]

I really like the workmanship. The sudden change works for me, because it is so polished, and sharp. But I wonder how the join will survive over time etc.

Are you missing a trick, in that if the finial was narrower, you could slide rings on it? Because it is so detailed your eye is drawn to it, but to do what?

 

[PhillH]

Right, thank you for all your comments, a few have hit what I thought.

My take is that the design was to allow rings on it, (works with my wedding ring) but I feel it's too fat and therefore the proportion looks wrong.

It is exactly twice the height of the bowl section which should in theory work, but it doesn't.

Ah well, it's streets ahead of the first one, and only my second finial, so I guess you live and learn.

More wood please

 

[Paul]

Right, thank you for all your comments, a few have hit what I thought.

My take is that the design was to allow rings on it, (works with my wedding ring) but I feel it's too fat and therefore the proportion looks wrong.

It is exactly twice the height of the bowl section which should in theory work, but it doesn't.

Ah well, it's streets ahead of the first one, and only my second finial, so I guess you live and learn.

More wood please

Well I guess unless you have feminine hands, then you've made a mans ring tree?

On the proportions perhaps they are right, but the darkness of the wood makes it appear bigger, you could play with Photoshop on the colours to see if the contrast is impacting the perception of size. But make no mistake, it is a wonderful piece of turning. With the two pieces seemingly to join very fluidly.

 

[PhillH]

Well I guess unless you have feminine hands, then you've made a mans ring tree?

On the proportions perhaps they are right, but the darkness of the wood makes it appear bigger, you could play with Photoshop on the colours to see if the contrast is impacting the perception of size. But make no mistake, it is a wonderful piece of turning. With the two pieces seemingly to join very fluidly.

Thank you for the nice comments, it is still too fat though.

And just for the record I do have slim feminine piano players fingers

 

[Woody]

Phill the workmanship is spot on mate love it the only thing I would maybe change with the next one is shorten the finial a bit just to see if it see if it improved the overall look but in saying that it may not you should be proud of it mate well done

 

[wm460]

To me the final over powers the dish, beautifully made final though.