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Display Stand

Project by rshep55 posted 289 days ago 408 views 0 times favorited 8 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I wanted to build a stand to display a vase that my wife and I purchased from our favorite glass blower, Peter Muller (http://www.afternoonglass.com/). I picked up this nice Maple burl cap on ebay and used it along with Bubinga to build the stand. Love working with Bubinga, smells like cigars when milling it up.
It measures 15”X11”X33” and is finished with multiple coats of Waterlox.

Thanks for looking.

-- Ron,R.A.Shepard Woodworking,Massachusetts


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CharlieM1958

7608 posts in 1111 days


posted 289 days ago

Ron, that’s really cool. I love that piece of burl!

My only criticism would be that the beauty of the stand probably takes too much focus away from the vase.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Pie

73 posts in 298 days


posted 289 days ago

“Yuck!” was my first thought on seeing the burl, but; it makes you keep looking at it and then WOW!, what a very intresting and beautiful work of art (both vase and display stand). Charlie is right, the display stand takes away from the vase.

-- Pie

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mtnwild

2013 posts in 420 days


posted 289 days ago

Great design, simple, elegant, beautiful. Really like it. I think it will show how much respect you have for the vase by giving it such a nice display.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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rshep55

61 posts in 327 days


posted 289 days ago

Thanks guys. Peter ,the glass artist, sent me a picture of some of his high end pieces on two tables he bought from me and I felt the opposite. The Glass took away from my tables.

-- Ron,R.A.Shepard Woodworking,Massachusetts

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pinkfish

129 posts in 564 days


posted 289 days ago

Nice, although my daughter would have that broken in about 3 seconds :)

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MsDebbieP

14161 posts in 1053 days


posted 288 days ago

very unique. Gorgeous wood.

(you should tag this with “Display” for future reference)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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cabinetmaster

8498 posts in 451 days


posted 288 days ago

Wow is right. I love the wood choices and I have to agree with Charlie. The stand stands out more than the vase.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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steiner

134 posts in 243 days


posted 221 days ago

Burlicious! MMMM! Your projects are brilliant.

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

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