| Project by Stonekettle | posted 08-14-2010 03:43 AM | 2924 views | 4 times favorited | 22 comments |  |
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Turned vase from Alaskan birch.
The piece was end-turned from a large chunk of green birch. I spindle mounted the blank, turned it to rough and put a tenon on what would become the bottom. Reversed it into a four-jaw chuck and hollowed with a combination of an end-grain termite cutter and a Sorby goose-neck hollowing tool. Once it was hollowed and shaped, I decided that I didn’t like it. Seemed like it was missing something, so I parted it in half at the shoulder and glued in a piece of walnut I had in the scrap bin as an accent ring. I liked that much better and it lengthened the vase by two inches which I thought worked better with the overall design.
Next I put it aside in the drying cabinet for a couple months until it was down to 8% moisture. I then turned it to finish and sanded it down to about 600grit. Next I applied several layers of aniline dye in different colors (black, red, and yellow), sanding and carving in between applications. The finish is several coats of wipe-on poly gloss.
It’s about 24” tall.
In the sunlight it is spectacular.
-- Jim Wright, Stonekettle Station
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Bearpie
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#1 posted 08-14-2010 03:56 AM
Awesome vase! You do great work with a very creative eye! I am making you my buddy so I don’t miss any of your postings.
Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
Kindlingmaker
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#2 posted 08-14-2010 03:59 AM
An outstanding turning and the use of color and grain has a great appeal! Good Job!
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cwdance1
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#3 posted 08-14-2010 04:10 AM
Wonderful job, wow
CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 08-14-2010 04:13 AM
Stunning piece!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
mtnwild
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#5 posted 08-14-2010 04:59 AM
Looks great! Nice ad lib in progress there. Love it…..........
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
levan
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#6 posted 08-14-2010 05:01 AM
Wow another amazing piece. fantastic finish.
-- "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right". Henry Ford
TJCROSS
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#7 posted 08-14-2010 05:57 AM
Very cool!
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Eli Adamit
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#8 posted 08-14-2010 07:45 AM
wonderful job, thanks for sharing the process.
-- Eli Adamit, Israel
scrappy
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#9 posted 08-14-2010 08:27 AM
Another stunning piece of art. Great turning. Great eye for detail.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
Ken90712
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#10 posted 08-14-2010 11:46 AM
Another great one! Heck it looked great unfinished on the lathe!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
jockmike2
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#11 posted 08-14-2010 02:11 PM
That would be spectacular in any time of day or night, absolutely gorgeous, you went way out with this turning, kudos.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
rayn
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#12 posted 08-14-2010 03:09 PM
A beautiful piece
-- Ray,Iowa
cranesgonewild
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#13 posted 08-14-2010 03:22 PM
Amazing! The colour of this is absolutely ….....................................I’m speechless.
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Canadian Woodworks
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#14 posted 08-14-2010 08:41 PM
Wow nice! How many hours does that take?
-- Paul Lemiski, Ontario Canada, Custom Wooden Rocking chairs and tables http://www.canadianwoodworks.com
mtkate
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#15 posted 08-14-2010 11:22 PM
Astounding.
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