Made a start cutting up some Beech I spalted about 6 years ago, pleased with how it has turned out my first piece form it is a vase, 5" high & 5" at its widest point, finished with carnauba wax.
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Vase
- Thread starter Doug
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Nice one Doug. I like the form and finish and nice spalting!!!!!
retreatjohn
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Nice, very nice!!!
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
There should have been a second photo in my original post but once again I've managed a "spheres up" with photobucket, so here it is second time around.
There should have been a second photo in my original post but once again I've managed a "spheres up" with photobucket, so here it is second time around.
L200arg
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Very nice Doug I like that a lot
Penpal
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Doug,
Well made I like the substantial thickness of the lip seems to me folks get too arty on that as a rule most houses used to have chipped lips on their turned vases. Also a real good thing is to fit a glass insert if live flowers are to be used, easy to clean saves the wood damage over time.
Home spalting indeed much easier in your country than where I live not enough moist damp. Sounds like home brew it must either spalt or mold or is it malt or spoilt.
Thanks for showing great ideas well made.
Kind regards Peter.
Well made I like the substantial thickness of the lip seems to me folks get too arty on that as a rule most houses used to have chipped lips on their turned vases. Also a real good thing is to fit a glass insert if live flowers are to be used, easy to clean saves the wood damage over time.
Home spalting indeed much easier in your country than where I live not enough moist damp. Sounds like home brew it must either spalt or mold or is it malt or spoilt.
Thanks for showing great ideas well made.
Kind regards Peter.
Thanks Richard & Peter for your comments.
I can imagine Peter, over here the main problem with some timbers is stopping it spalting, Sycamore is a devil to dry without some discolouration, I've even tried undercover vertical stacking to prevent it, but still ended up giving it a spray with a fungicide when black growth started to form on the surface.
That said sometimes it`s a bonus, a large apple tree I didn't have time to deal with straight after it had been felled spalted beautifully when left to its own devices, what a treat when finally I got to split it up into rough blanks.
I can imagine Peter, over here the main problem with some timbers is stopping it spalting, Sycamore is a devil to dry without some discolouration, I've even tried undercover vertical stacking to prevent it, but still ended up giving it a spray with a fungicide when black growth started to form on the surface.
That said sometimes it`s a bonus, a large apple tree I didn't have time to deal with straight after it had been felled spalted beautifully when left to its own devices, what a treat when finally I got to split it up into rough blanks.
I like it always wanted to have a go at a vase
MikeD
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Very nice Doug.
It would be very useful for some of us if you would do some WIP shots so we can understand the sequence of operation.
Does remind me of a spittoon though
It would be very useful for some of us if you would do some WIP shots so we can understand the sequence of operation.
Does remind me of a spittoon though
Cheers chaps.
To be honest mike, the blank is just held between centers & the outside shape is turned, a spigot cut for fitting in the chuck, it`s turned round, held in the chuck & hollowed out. Not a great deal to it, just keep monitoring the thickness of the walls of the vase so as not to cut through. That said I plan to make a straight vase so will try & remember to take photos as I go.
Well I was bought up on John Wayne films perhaps the shape was subliminal 
the good lady just called it "fogyish"
This vase & a few of my turnings are based on memories of ornaments my mum had when I was a kid, this is another I turned a while back, though her`s was cream & green ceramic & not Yew, but it`s one that sticks in my mind.
To be honest mike, the blank is just held between centers & the outside shape is turned, a spigot cut for fitting in the chuck, it`s turned round, held in the chuck & hollowed out. Not a great deal to it, just keep monitoring the thickness of the walls of the vase so as not to cut through. That said I plan to make a straight vase so will try & remember to take photos as I go.
Does remind me of a spittoon though
Well I was bought up on John Wayne films perhaps the shape was subliminal the good lady just called it "fogyish" This vase & a few of my turnings are based on memories of ornaments my mum had when I was a kid, this is another I turned a while back, though her`s was cream & green ceramic & not Yew, but it`s one that sticks in my mind.
Dog's danglies Doug, nice one