My First Perforated Vase

That is soo nice
You have captured the organic nature of the wood
A lovely finish as well
Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hi, Erwin!

I love this piece! It is quite beautiful and you did a great job on it. The finish is also lovely. I love seeing your work. You are always doing something new and exciting! Great piece!

Sheila

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Its got a good organic quality about it. Nice one, Erwin.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

What a very lovely piece!

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Outrageous…! That is one really nice piece of work that you created and it is easy to see how all that sanding time was spent. I am looking forward to the next one.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

Very nice work,beautiful.

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Very nice job..

Lee

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How did you cut the holes? Fret saw/coping saw?

-- Michael and Matthew

Beautiful work—I feel for you on the sanding!

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Michael, I used a drill bit used for making pens, which does not fray the wood, on my drill press with a styrofoam pad underneath and drilled a series of holes next to each other till all cutouts were done. then used my foredom tool and cleaned the rough edges off, then switched to a coarse dremel round sander and sanded away, then switched to fine and sanded some more. Then used a sanding strip and stuck it between the holes and “sawed” away. Then used a flap sander lightly to remove any sanding marks against the grain.

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

I know just how hard that is …gooood job looks great

-- jim nevada

Thanks for taking time to answer. It sure turned out well, it was worth every bit of effort.

-- Michael and Matthew

Erwin, only thoes who have done some piercing work can realise how much goes into these pieces, that rosewood sure is pretty, great job ;)
pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Lovely job! I’m sure that took a lot of time and effort. I want to try adding some perforations to my turnings also. Currently my favorite wood for turning is maple burl, not so much for how it turns (there can be a lot of tear out) but the results when finished can be spectacular.

-- Stuart

very nice job

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability