Neill, I enjoyed your album very much. You all do remember Neill? He
started this thread many posts ago. So moving right along toward
putting it in the Guinness book as rcw's longest thread:

We've about exhausted discussing a bowl's nether parts, so it's time to
'troll for tops'. I liked Neill's treatment of the orifices on his
no. 2, 9 and 14 hollow forms. Clearly there is a place for, as well as
not for adding collars to closed forms. The same with gossamer walls.
Forget the bottoms.

When and when not to add collars to closed forms? To enhance a bland
timber? To strengthen an opening? Easier to make a wide opening and
add a narrow collar? An artful addition? A jarring discontinuity?
Intimations of artistic virtuosity? Indications of technical expertise?
It's what you have always done....or not done and turners you admire do
and don't do.

Whatever, how and when do you ladies and gentlemen consider adding
collars?


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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