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This vase/hollow form is from a piece of the root from a Black Walnut tree. The finial and pedestal are made from Cherry which is dyed black and lacquered.
Dimensions: approximately 20" tall x 4.5" diameter
Comments and critiques are welcome.
After 1 year of no activities on my lathe, I am back.
A sphere of 65 mm with 6 spheres inside in maple.
The mother sphere has 3 mm wall, the other 5 have 2 mm wall and the central sphere is 7.5 mm radius.
The spiral support idea comes from “The Manuel du Tourneur” by L. E. Bergeron, 1816...
My first attempt on a finial box … The box and lid are from a madrone burl and the foot, inlay ring and finial are from dyed hard maple. 5" diameter and 8 1/2" tall
Cocobolo vase (5.5"D x 6" ) adourned with a removable ebony collar and aluminum/cocobolo finial. Overall about 11" tall. All components hand-turned by usual method as previous items.
Commments and Critiques are appreciated.
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I turned this in a club challenge. Those participating were given a piece of cottonwood, told to turn something and add to it. I got a square piece, so out came a square bowl, I added the walnut lid and finial. It is 7x7x4 plus the finial. You can see the worm holes. I hit some with CA and left...
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