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Here is a very quick and simple vase.
By quick I mean that it was started and completed in a few hours. That is what I enjoy about turning. There are some projects (hollowforms/urns) that aren't so quick. Aside from seasoning the wood I will turn them and then let them move (wood moves). Once its stablized through moisture content loss then I will go back and true them up and add the other components. This could be weeks or months (or longer I've heard).
This vase is simple because it is once turned and I know it will move. I will not re-turn it to true up the exterior or the opening. Quick and easy! The wavey appearance of the vase is due to the chatoyance of the crazy grain. It is very smooth and not rippled to the touch.
I used a piece of chinaberry that was a crotch were the main trunk branched out into 4 smaller branches. The wild grain really shows this. The original blank was much larger and I hoped to get a larger vessel. The areas where the branches grew together were still separated from each other by the bark so I was only able to use a small portion of the blank.
This piece was a joy to turn but I decided to use a shellac sanding sealer because of the crazy end grain. This inadvertantly filled the end grain pores with a shellac and dust slurry that caused a blackish tint. I spent 30 minutes sanding those areas with a fine sanding mop to remove the stain. I'm fairly happy with the final finish.
I've been moving away from wipe on finishes and even shellac and sealers because the Beall buffing system really is a great finish in itself. The fiasco with the shellac sealer was a lesson in what not to do so I won't be making that mistake again on end grain in a face grain piece. I did use Howard's Feed and Wax after the buff with the white diamond compound. I really like the way the orange oil in it makes the grain pop. That was followed by buffing with carnauba wax.
The Chinaberry Live Edge Vase is 6 1/2" tall x 4" wide. It is very thin walled at just under 3/32's of an inch.
Thanks for looking and C & C's are welcome.
Here are a couple more pics of the Chinaberry Live Edge Vase.
By quick I mean that it was started and completed in a few hours. That is what I enjoy about turning. There are some projects (hollowforms/urns) that aren't so quick. Aside from seasoning the wood I will turn them and then let them move (wood moves). Once its stablized through moisture content loss then I will go back and true them up and add the other components. This could be weeks or months (or longer I've heard).
This vase is simple because it is once turned and I know it will move. I will not re-turn it to true up the exterior or the opening. Quick and easy! The wavey appearance of the vase is due to the chatoyance of the crazy grain. It is very smooth and not rippled to the touch.
I used a piece of chinaberry that was a crotch were the main trunk branched out into 4 smaller branches. The wild grain really shows this. The original blank was much larger and I hoped to get a larger vessel. The areas where the branches grew together were still separated from each other by the bark so I was only able to use a small portion of the blank.
This piece was a joy to turn but I decided to use a shellac sanding sealer because of the crazy end grain. This inadvertantly filled the end grain pores with a shellac and dust slurry that caused a blackish tint. I spent 30 minutes sanding those areas with a fine sanding mop to remove the stain. I'm fairly happy with the final finish.
I've been moving away from wipe on finishes and even shellac and sealers because the Beall buffing system really is a great finish in itself. The fiasco with the shellac sealer was a lesson in what not to do so I won't be making that mistake again on end grain in a face grain piece. I did use Howard's Feed and Wax after the buff with the white diamond compound. I really like the way the orange oil in it makes the grain pop. That was followed by buffing with carnauba wax.
The Chinaberry Live Edge Vase is 6 1/2" tall x 4" wide. It is very thin walled at just under 3/32's of an inch.
Thanks for looking and C & C's are welcome.
Here are a couple more pics of the Chinaberry Live Edge Vase.