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The pieces you are looking at are a Platter 18 inches in diameter and a vase 12 inches tall 11 inches wide at the girth. The platter is turned from quilted maple and the vase is turned from yellow birch. The tie dye effect is a technique I devloped using anline die and bursting it with alcohol. The final finish is laquer. The vase was fitted later with an insert and lid as the final resting place of a good friend of mine and one amazing wood carver named Jack Blackwell. The vase was his most favorite piece, he said the color and the quilting made him happy.
-- Dale
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 233 days ago
Now that’s really nice! What creative masterpieces. wow!
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
trifern
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posted 233 days ago
Nice looking pieces and a great tribute. Thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
woodworm
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posted 233 days ago
Really very very beautiful.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
pinkfish
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posted 233 days ago
That is great! I really like the tie die effect with the rough look of the wood there too. How did you do the tie die? Bursting without alcohol sounds like a lot of fun. Do you burst yourself with it or the wood? :)
toyguy
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posted 233 days ago
your work is amazing...being new at turning, you are truly an inspriation…....
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Blake
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posted 232 days ago
Interesting and creative process with the die. These are really beautiful.
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savannah505
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Very good looking pieces, and a new way of doing things, thats great.
-- Dan Wiggins