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The more it changes...
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Why do we see only bowls on the web sites? Why no chairs like the fabulous turned chair I saw at the Royal Ontario=20 Museum? The more it changes - the more it stays the same http://www.hinet.net.au./~mdarlow/Articles.htm --=20 Will R. Jewel Boxes and Wood Art http://woodwork.pmccl.com The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20 who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw |
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Art Ransom wrote:
Try my site. Not many bowls! The grizzly was pretty darn good. Was that you that fought it for the fish? Oh... nice columns too... LOL -- Will Occasional Techno-geek |
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"WillR" wrote in message . .. A point to ponder... Why do we see only bowls on the web sites? Why no chairs like the fabulous turned chair I saw at the Royal Ontario Museum? Because a chair is normally considered furniture, though some I've seen would leave you hard-pressed to determine which end was designed for your butt. Makes it art. |
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WillR wrote:
Why do we see only bowls on the web sites? A very interesting question. I have long been amazed at the bowl-centric attitudes in many online discussions. On numerous occassions I have seen discussions where it is assumed by many that the topic is bowl turning unless explicitly stated otherwise. But getting back to your point about websites, I guess it depends which websites one looks at, or perhaps which ones we pay attention to, or which ones make a memorable impression on us. Art has already cited his website, and I did note that his bowls were hidden in a section titled 'too labor intensive to sell' My own website has a fair share of spindle turned items, and visitors to my studio will find even more that haven't yet made it to the website. I would hazard a guess and say that 80% of my sales are spindle turnings, most certainly because of the price breaks. Much of that could of course be labelled treen rather than art, which is fine since I have always considered myself a 'designer' rather than an 'artist'. I agree with Mike Darlow when he says that the popularization of woodturning was driven by vessel turners and hence the interest in this area of turning. No doubt the tool manufacturers helped to further the cause when they saw the potential for marketing new types of tools and equipment specially designed for this type of work. In my early days I was certainly attracted by the possibilities of being able to create stunning vessels. I have little doubt that it is the striking visual impact of such work that instills the desire to create something similar. Very few spindle turnings have this same powerful impact. There really has been little recent development in spindle turning, the exceptions perhaps being inside-out turning (is involuted the correct term?) and multi-axis work. While these both have a considerable visual impact, I have some reservations about where they will go. Most examples that I have seen (there are some exceptions of course) are primarily of interest in terms of how the heck was it done? The aesthetics of the final piece are often questionable - I don't recall many that I would want to own and look at on a daily basis. They do make good projects to feature in magazines for turners looking for new challenges, but largely they haven't got past that stage. One reason I think is some of the technical challenges they present, the other perhaps is the intellectual challenge of design. My few experiments with multi-axis work have only gone as far as trying the techniques and puzzling over how I could make something that looks nice. Maybe I need to make 2005 my Year of the Spindle. Anyone care to join me? -- Derek Andrews, woodturner http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com http://chipshop.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toolrest/ |
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Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them
in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. |
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Derek Hartzell wrote:
Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? -- Will Occasional Techno-geek |
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:08:38 -0500, WillR
wrote: Derek Hartzell wrote: Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Check out Ken Vaughn's site.. He shows a lot of his tool handles, jigs, etc... http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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mac davis wrote:
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:08:38 -0500, WillR wrote: Derek Hartzell wrote: Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Check out Ken Vaughn's site.. He shows a lot of his tool handles, jigs, etc... http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j mac Please remove splinters before emailing Ken does indeed make some nice stuff. But now I am tempted to copy it and the turning gods will probably have me imprisoned for plagiarism... sigh. Hope they serve good food in the cells... -- Will Occasional Techno-geek |
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:57:05 -0500, WillR
wrote: Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Check out Ken Vaughn's site.. He shows a lot of his tool handles, jigs, etc... http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j Ken does indeed make some nice stuff. But now I am tempted to copy it and the turning gods will probably have me imprisoned for plagiarism... sigh. Hope they serve good food in the cells... yep.. I've copied so many of Ken's ideas that the print outs must be an inch thick... sanding box, ring clamp, biscuit jointer jig, etc., etc., etc... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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WillR wrote:
Derek Hartzell wrote: Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Too busy making and selling it? |
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Lobby Dosser wrote:
WillR wrote: Derek Hartzell wrote: Making chairs involves a lot of work and require high prices that put them in the affordability range of very few people. Unless you have a factory... The change in demand between a $50 bowl and a $150 bowl is some indication of this price point effect. I wouldn't want to sell chairs for much under $1000 dollars. They would take a multitude of jigs, tools, space and technology to make. Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Too busy making and selling it? That is my suspicion -- it seems more more more -- gee I dunno -- the kinda-stuff-you'd-make-to-sell? You may be onta sumpin' here... LOL You get my vote! Unless I hear different... -- Will Occasional Techno-geek |
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WillR wrote:
Lobby Dosser wrote: snip Well what about candlesticks, lamp stems, tools, handles and all those other things? Spindles for headboards, Spindles for supports in cupboards and shelving - stuff like that? Why does nobody display that work? Too busy making and selling it? That is my suspicion -- it seems more more more -- gee I dunno -- the kinda-stuff-you'd-make-to-sell? You may be onta sumpin' here... LOL If I was onta sumpin', I wouldn't be here. ) You get my vote! Unless I hear different... |
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WillR wrote:
Why no chairs like the fabulous turned chair I saw at the Royal Ontario Museum? This just in from Google: Women's artistry highlights Woodworkers Showcase The Saratogian - Saratoga,NY,USA .... Klein, well-known in woodturning, is displaying a stool made of hand-tooled tiger maple. All the legs and spindles are turned, according to Goddard. ... http://tinyurl.com/6sfx6 = http://www.saratogian.com/site/news....A G=461&rfi=9 -- Derek Andrews, woodturner http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com http://chipshop.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toolrest/ |
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On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:08:41 GMT, Derek Andrews
wrote: This just in from Google: Women's artistry highlights Woodworkers Showcase The Saratogian - Saratoga,NY,USA ... Klein, well-known in woodturning, is displaying a stool made of hand-tooled tiger maple. All the legs and spindles are turned, according to Goddard. ... I'll have to get a picture of that tomorrow. Anyone else going to be there this weekend? -- Chuck *#:^) chaz3913(AT)yahoo(DOT)com Anti-spam sig: please remove "NO SPAM" from e-mail address to reply. September 11, 2001 - Never Forget ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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