A Maple Bowl Vase Turned from a Backyard Tree I Planted

Beautiful design Dick and great color. I’ve got some Libron wax but I’ve never used it. I guess I better give it a try.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Very fine work,nice display too
I try to put the dates on my projects too.

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

Thanks Mike, & GMman!

Mike> I polish it to 400 grit when I wax things.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I love the stories behind your work. Seems like when a piece has history it makes it even more interesting. thank Dick.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Hi dick

only you could find such things lying around your cabin that are so beautifull just like the surroundings were your cabin is

Thanks for sharing it with us

andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Dick and Barb,

It is wonderful that you allowed the tree to live on in your home.

I really like the shape of the vase.

Very cool!
Great shape, cool treasure…............

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

Thanks Guys,

When I start turning on a piece of wood, I never have a pattern.

After it’s roughly rounded, the piece just turns into something.

I haven’t the slightest idea of what’s going to turn out. the lathe takes control of me I guess.

This wood was not cheap wood, it costed me $700 to have it removed.

The guy worked from a 65 foot truck in our backyard in town.

Our back yard is a maze of power lines, & such.

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Dick and Barb,

I think it is so neat that you can use wood from a tree you planted that long ago to make something. Would that we might all have the forethought to plant the seed and the longevity to be able to make something from it 40 years later. Well done.

Whit

-- Even if to be nothing more than a bad example, everything serves a purpose.

Thank you whit,

That’s what they call long range planning, & I didn’t even own a lathe yet. LOL

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I hope someone knows that you have written down the stories behind your special pieces. The story and the item shouldn’t be separated.

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

Hi Debbie,
Could you explain that again, it didn’t soak in?

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A nice piece of history Dick.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thank you Grumpy!

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Very nice turning. It appears to have had a long wait to become what it was truly meant for. Very beautiful work, and love the story behind it.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Thank you scrappy, it pays to be patient.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

neat and unique design really cool I like it a lot. well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Nice job. How did you color the leaves?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Thanks Jim!

Thanks TopamaxSurvivor!

Those are Walmart artificial leaves bought by Barb.

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Aw shucks!! :-(( I thought they might be from the tree too :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

They do look awful real though.

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Hi Dick;

You are a remarkable man Dick.

Great turning. It must be nice to turn things for a tree you planted as a seed!

Very Cool!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Thank you Lee!

It’s much harder to do than planting a garden, & harvesting the veggies .<(:O}#

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