what a challange

That’s some beautiful looking wood! Who-da thunk you’d find that on the side of the road?

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

Wow, that is really pretty, looks almost like marble.

-- Rich in Richmond

Wonderful piece of work but one of your problems with drying and checking is that you turned across the grain with the core of the log in the middle of your work. It is very difficult not to get checking under those conditions and you may continue to have a problem with the core checking as the piece ages. It sure made a pretty design though (-;

-- Les B, Oregon

Nice wood no matter what you do with it. I’m guessing it’ll never hold fresh flowers, so no worries about filling it with water, so if it checks just enjoy watching nature do it’s thing.

-- Scott, Irmo SC

Wow what a great find and wow awesome job turning the lip of the vase just looks like it would be extremely hard to accomplish. Great job

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Rodd, this is a gorgeous vase. This piece of firewood certainly “turned” out nice. Posts like this make me regret not having a lathe in my shop. It sure looks like you are having fun.

Glad to see you are getting more shop time in as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Wow, just makes me want to get out to the shop and find something to turn.
Great job!
Charles

Can’t remember when I’ve seen a prettier piece of wood. Great job on the turning. Thanks for sharing that one with us.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Fantastic piece of art! With the checking only come more charecter. Fine job on the turning. Just getting started myself and hope to be able to turn this nice of a piece one day. Althou, finding a piece of wood this stunning will be a challenge.

Keep up the fantastic work.

Scrappy

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

Beautiful grain, nice job.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

amazing great job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Super looking vase. Looks fantastic.

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

Wow I really love this piece, I want a lathe so bad I’m ready to kill for one, maybe someday I’ll be able to get one. What kind do you have? Or what name brand would you suggest? Keep in mine I have no income other than what I hussel up, Partially dissabled but not according to S.S.I. So budget is a biggie. Any help from you or any other LJ. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for sharing Beautiful work, Keep them coming.