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OK this is an attempt at a vase. So far so good I think for the first full size vase?? The center is hollowed out about 9" deep roughly 2 1/8" in diameter. The outside - well I just spun it until I didn't feel like spinning it anymore and made a cool abstract shape.

Now I just need to find an insert to make it able to hold water. A piece of PVC or pipe with a cap on it, glass tube. IDK yet.

I have plans for more vases, but I need to find the right pieces to make it work. Pending some shipments from one of our suppliers - all sorts of fun secrete locations and hunting/gathering missions to find the perfect burls! All I can say is there's some really fun (scary) times ahead with the lathe spinning some objects that really shouldn't be rotated at a high RPM let alone stabbed with sharpened metal spikes while this twirling is in progress.

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Kind of a Natural form. I like it.
 

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Intresting
 

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This one kinda fascinates me … I have another piece I think I can do something similar with and some more pending shipment that will be really interesting to play with.

thanks!
 

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The color in that wood is incredible
 

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Gorgeous bowl! Like the stunning wood colors and awesome shape, looks like an art sculpture. Great job!
 

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Waiting on some more material still - we have some prospects pending but now the lathe is down! Sheared the main spindle right off it. Guess this stuff took its toll … amazing how harsh this stuff can be!
 

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OK It's official - we have kickstarted a campaign on Kickstarter … we need a new lathe and apparently this is a method to get some funding. Read the details, we're offering a generous rewards system that basically is pre-selling our bowls, vases, and vessels in order to fund the purchase of a new lathe.

Please help us out if you can by sharing this link wherever you can - and of course if you want a bowl please sponsor (back) our campaign! - Thank you!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1933285255/artisans-master-bowlturner-lathe-project
 
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