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Ambrosia Maple Natural Edge Vase

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I recently obtained a a few limbs from a maple tree that was being trimmed in the local area. Not quite large enough for a bowl I decide to try an end grain vessel with a natural edge. Even managed to keep some small pieces of the lichen that was growing on the bark.

The piece was turned green to a rough wall thickness of about 1/2” and then dried using paper grocery bags. For my basement shop I use 3 bags to start – rotated every other day for the first week, then 2 bags for one week and then one week air drying in the shop. This brought the rough turning from 30% moisture content to around 12%. The vase was returned to the lathe and returned to a wall thickness of around 1/4” and sanded to 400 grit.

Finish is 5 coats of Waterlox Tung Oil satin finish – took 4 coats before the maple stopped absorbing all the oil. After curing for 3 days the vase was buffed using the Beal buffing system.

Thanks for looking

-- Mike, Maryland, www.thewoodenquill.com


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MsDebbieP

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posted 323 days ago

stunning!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Kerux

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posted 322 days ago

Nice form and pretty grain. Good job.

-- http://www.LanierandSons.com

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Dorje

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posted 322 days ago

I like the natural edge vase form you have made here!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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jockmike2

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posted 322 days ago

Beautiful bowl Mike, I love maple too, my favorite wood along with walnut. I also like waterlox for a finish it really seems to accent the grain naturally. My lathe is down right now but soon I’ll be back at it I hope. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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rikkor

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posted 321 days ago

Very impressive. Good job.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 320 days ago

Nice form and finish. Did you use something to stabilize the bark edge?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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mike

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posted 320 days ago

Thanks for the comments!

Doug – the original limb was green enough that the bark was still firmly attached. When I put the vase back on the lathe after drying a small piec of the cambium layer started to separate. CA glue to the rescue. For the most part I at times use a sanding sealer to stabilize the cambium layer or in extreme cases CA glue.

Cheer
Mike

-- Mike, Maryland, www.thewoodenquill.com

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TreeBones

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posted 320 days ago

Wow, this is really nice. Some day I will try my hand at turning (need a lathe first).

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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Karson

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posted 320 days ago

Great looking vase. A nice form and color.

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Blake

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posted 319 days ago

Gorgeous! A lot of natural edge turnings this week on LJ’s, my favorite kind! This is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.theeasellife.com

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