Miss Myrtle

very nice! i know i would love that. i really like how the neck is skinny and then it transitions into the larger middle section. and the two beads add a great touch.

Nice job sir! What tools are you using for the hollowing work?

-- Chris

Joe, this is a beautiful vase, the wood looks great and the craftsmanship is superb. Very good turn.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

This is a really nice vase Like Teenage I like the taper from the lip to the bottom. I also really like Myrtle its one of my favorites .It can range in color from a yellow-gold with black to diff. browns to a greenish color most common is a yellowish. Great Job! P.S. Trifern you must have a Hammock tied to your lathe lol.

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Nice vase Trifern. The Myrtle down under is a darker wood & is used a lot in turning, especially burls.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

This is beautiful Joe, she should be very happy with this. Do you ever sleep?

-- Dan Wiggins

good looking turning. being new to the lathe I now can really appreciate the skills needed to make this vase.

-- F.Little

Dude, whats not to like? Do you really have a full time job and family? Oh, I know you don’t sleep. Nice pay back piece.

You know, if you keep practicing, you might actually become pretty good at this woodworking thing…Just Kidding! That is another wonderful piece.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

I really like it! But you know, that would have made a really nice Rolling Pin. ;o)

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

Very nice, I bet she will love it.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

very pretty! i thought that Myrtle is a small shrub. i never saw substantial trunks…

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

of course she’ll love it—this is magnificent. Beautiful

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Methinks you have making hollow vessels down pat. This is a great looking piece!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Myrtle is one of my favorite woods to turn. Your “vessel” looks great (he says with his pinky in the air while drinking his morning coffee). That’s the art lover in me. Gallery quality my man.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

I delivered to goods to my friend yesterday. She was speechless at first, then all she kept say is ” That is so beautiful!” The expression of gratitude on her face was priceless.

Thank you everyone for the kind remarks. I really appreciate them all.

Coming soon to a post near you, “Inside Rhapsody.” A piece that expresses black and blue.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

another on out of the park.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

A very fasinating piece.

I have always loved “Oregon Myrtle” admiring it in the many tourist shops on the Oregon Coast.

What I didn’t know—until a couple weeks ago (Enlightened by FWW #200 (OCT 2008) is that “Oregon Mytrle” is the lumber of the “Bay Laurel”, known locally as California Bay.

H—-, I know where some are!, I have put a leaf (small leaf and only one) in a bottle of Red Wine vinegar for a few months to make a really tasty Salad Vinegar.

Since I saw the article I have been thinking about whether or not, an individual I know , would let me cut down a tree on his property of many acres (not me, I would hire it done) . Haven’t had the guts to approach him, probably never will.

-- Nelson

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Joe, that is absolutely beautiful. Fantastic design. I can’t believe how many great looking pieces you can turn out.

I was wondering…is the inside bored out?... or hollowed out?

-- Martin, Kansas

Thanks Martin, This piece is hollowed down several inches to blend in with the bore. The bore is the diameter so the neck is about 3/16” thick.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

I like this one a lot

Nice

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon