Tree Art - BIG Tree Art

[PeteM]

http://www.virgiltreeart.com/TheProcess/tabid/400/Default.aspx

 

[PChristy]

WOW! that is neat. thanks for sharing

 

[LeeNC]

Oh my.... that is very cool. It is safe to say that I will never attempt that. I think the 75oo lb lathe would crack the floor in my garage.

LeeNC

 

[MrAudio815]

Wow that is some talent and some heavy machinery that I will probably never be able to afford.

But sure does have some cool designs!

Thanks, I really enjoyed it!

 

[LeftyTom]

Shucks, I bet Roy Underhill could do that with a treadle lathe. :rotflm:

 

[PeteQuad]

You know, it would be realy cool to have a 7' tall vase made out of an entire tree in one of my rooms. Very nice!

 

[Shamrock]

Now That's a lathe! I like the forklift to-that's serious darkside foolishness :gar-Bi

 

[Kyle]

That is neat website Pete..

I believe this is the guy that is trying to one up Anatoly Tsiris our local/famous woodturning large form guru.

He make s HUGE hollow forms and is local


http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:199085
http://www.hodgestaylor.com/content/index.cfm?fuseaction=bio&key=40

http://www.mccollcenter.org/enewsletters/september/images/anatoly.jpg

http://www.artnet.de/artwork/424550613/119374/anatoly-tsiris-hibiscus.html

You can see some at the Hodges Taylor gallery locally.

Some of his forms were almost 3 feet wide and as tall as me out of a solid log..amazing.

 

[CrealBilly]

My opinion only... what a waste of good wood - did you see how much was wasted? where's the coring tool? Pity...

 

[russellellis]

WOW. Im pretty fearless in most respects. Not afraid of tools, speed, heights, dark, spiders or commitment.........but thats one thing im pretty sure id think twice before attempting. Would hate to be anywhere near that room if something broke loose.

 

[mlzettl]

Ed Moulthrop was a wood turner from Atlanta who died several years ago. Ed was probably the pioneer of this type of large turning, although I don't know if he did hollow forms. He did do very large bowls. Some of his turning tools were six and eight feet long. Have a catch with something like that, and it might fling you across the shop!!

I've got to admire the courage of these guys in addition to their talent, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Matt

 

[DaveD]

Big bowl turning.

http://www.peter-andres.com/www_roo...ie/events/veranstaltungen/Weltrekord&Nummer=0

Click on the lower right of each page to go to the next page. there are about 8 pages of pictures

 

[NCPete]

Big bowl turning.

http://www.peter-andres.com/www_roo...ie/events/veranstaltungen/Weltrekord&Nummer=0

Click on the lower right of each page to go to the next page. there are about 8 pages of pictures

Dave, es gibt irgendwo video von diesem versuch. But I cannot remember for the life of me where I bookmarked it.... perhaps it is even in an old browser I no longer use? at last count, I had 300 - or so - poorly organized 'favorites' and bookmarks.

 

[Trent Mason]

Wow, that guy's like the Scott Smith of wood turning! :rotflm:

Very impressive work. :thumbs_up:thumbs_up