| Project by puzzled | posted 515 days ago | 320 views | 0 times favorited | 13 comments | ![]() |
![]() |
I have wanted to try my hand at turning a vase since I started turning. I turned this vase from a birdseye maple log that my dad bought me. The log was split down one side,from top to bottom, about an inch deep, so I filled the crack with crushed turquoise. The vase is 13” tall, 6” wide and walls are about an 1/8” thick. It is finished with 10 coats of clear w/ steel wool in between each coat. Hope you like it.
Trey
-- -- Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of a woodturner.































13 comments so far
Kipster
home | projects | blog
1072 posts in 651 days
posted 515 days ago
The turquoise is a nicw touch. I appreciate you sharing with us.
-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison
Bigbuck
home | projects | blog
1366 posts in 561 days
posted 515 days ago
Very nice, I realy like the turqoise added to the imperfection in the wood.
-- Glenn, New Mexico
Blake
home | projects | blog
2763 posts in 772 days
posted 515 days ago
Gorgeous.
-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com
blackcherry
home | projects | blog
731 posts in 721 days
posted 515 days ago
Way to go with this piece of teasure wood…exceptional work…thanks for posting Blkcherry
trifern
home | projects | blog
7897 posts in 665 days
posted 515 days ago
This is a stunning vase. What tool did you use to hollow it out with? I love the turquoise inlace. Thank you ffor sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Chris
home | projects | blog
1469 posts in 889 days
posted 515 days ago
Very Nice Work Trey…. Were do you get the Turquoise? And, how do you apply it?
-- Chris
cobbler
home | projects | blog
242 posts in 689 days
posted 515 days ago
Trey, it turned out great. That turquoise really makes it pop.
The finish is great also.
Keep on turning.
-- ''Carry on my wayward son''
puzzled
home | projects | blog
68 posts in 690 days
posted 515 days ago
Thanks for the great comments. I first bored a 1 1/4” hole down the center then used my Sorby Hollowing Tool as far as it would go. I finished the rest with a 3’ long home made hollowing bar that will accept the Sorby cutters. I got the turquoise from a LJ member, through EBay. I crushed it with a hammer, then put it in the crack and covered it with CA glue. Put in some more turquoise and covered it with CA. I repeated that until the crack was full, and then sanded it down.
-- -- Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of a woodturner.
jockmike2
home | projects | blog
7352 posts in 1145 days
posted 514 days ago
Very nice turning, I use a reticulated cutter by Sorby when I have to go real deep or if its end grain I use a termite. Like that turquoise. Do you use inlace much?
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
puzzled
home | projects | blog
68 posts in 690 days
posted 514 days ago
I have been looking at the termite. How well does it work? This is my first time trying to fill a crack and turning a vase….I was pleased with both.
-- -- Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of a woodturner.
jockmike2
home | projects | blog
7352 posts in 1145 days
posted 514 days ago
The termite works great for end grain, but you have to watch out for hangups, they’ll kill you. I’ve busted a lot of them and the tips are not cheap. Lucky for me I have a cousin with a mig welder who fixes a lot of them for me. But they work really good and you can go through a lot of work fast with them. They are fun on green wood, its like peeling an apple. Big ribbons of wood flying everywhere.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
jockmike2
home | projects | blog
7352 posts in 1145 days
posted 514 days ago
Also if you buy the Termite buy the kind that you can replace the head on. There is one brand that is all part of the tool and if you break the end the whole thing is useless, unless you do like I did and drill a hole in the end and drill and tapped a hole on the side for a little hex screw to hold a new head in.
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
thetimberkid
home | projects | blog
1944 posts in 601 days
posted 514 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/