Norfolk Island Pine Vase

Wow, that is gorgeous! The color variation is incredible.

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Beautiful piece – I like the shape of it.

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Wow, that is nice. Good photography, too.

Now this is nice. You have a work of art here rather than a simple turning.

Thank you for the post.

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Hi Steve;

Great looking vessel!

The wood is gorgeous.

Lee

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Very Nice…

-- Chris

very nice coloring on this piece. The shape looks nicely balanced as well.
it’s nice how we as woodworkers simply need to show off what’s already there!

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beautiful piece really love the shape and coloring.

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sweet !

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That’s a nice looking vase!

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beautiful turning. Love the wood. mike

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This is just a gorgeous vase.

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

The vase is beautiful. I don’t know if I should put this in this tread or not so forgive me if I am wrong in doing so, but I am just getting into turning and I would like to also see a pic of the log before the tuning begins.Would kinda give me an idea of what to look for in a turning piece.

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Hello Steve;
—-now I’m going to use one of those words I love so much….resplendent!

This is truly a piece of ‘wood art’ and full of resplendent character….

Now if I may ask, what is the finish you are using here on the wood?
Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

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Here is a pix of the sister (brother?) to the one I used for the vase. Its just a log. NIP branches come out at more or less the same elevation and I believe if you could find a log where the branches are evenly spread radially and more or less even in the vertical dimension it would help to get a nicely balanced result. But, that wouldn’t be my kind of wood turning.

Frank, after finishing this the first time and then finding out in a few weeks that it wasn’t really dry requiring some jam chucks and further turning, the finish is real simple. Its sanding sealer, one coat of thin mineral spirits and a fair bit of buffing using the Beal system. Frankly, it isn’t as shiney as I’d hoped but its softer than a new baby’s butt and feels good to touch.