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On the 22nd January this year I got the bright idea to make this vase. I went to my wood stash and selected a piece of knotty pine, well, it was already round and the right size. When I had it turned I showed my Wife and she wouldn't let me cover it up, it was so pretty. So that was posted here and I had to go to Plan B.

So I scrounged up some structural pine and joined enough together to make a blank. When it was sanded and sealed I applied the money and 4 coats of Mod Podge which took 20 minutes for each coat to dry. My Darling told me I should have used the Waterproof stuff, so I applied 1 coat of that and left it to dry.

After more than two weeks, it was still sticky, and I didn't want to take the money off and start again. I found a can of Clear Acrylic spray paint so decided to try that. It dried in an hour or so, so I applied several more coats and allowed them to dry.

After sanding as far as I dared, there were still brush marks from the original coatings, so I applied two more heavy coats and finally got a lovely smooth finish.

The final coat is Satin Lacquer.

The vase measures 7.5in tall and 5.5in wide and I think it might have to be a keeper, because I doubt that I will get my $775.00 back. What do you think?????

C & C welcome and thanks for looking.

Bob.

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Damn terrific Bob, well worth the $775.00 for the material. Will be real conversation piece but I am not going to bite.
 

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Now this is devotion to your craft, can't see many others following your benchmark!
 

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novel idea but it seems like an expensive way to achieve it. i'd have been inclined to save up the vouchers you get in the mail every now and then that look like real bills
 

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I think you could sell that in Queensland.
 

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My first time seeing anything like that Bob! Looks good! $775.00 …. Ahhhh I'm still trying to think of something else to say here!
A very unique way to spend your earnings! :)
 

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It looks cool. It's very unique. It looks expensive. It gives me a lot of ideas for a future turning. You have a great idea here. Nice job. I made a made a money ornament a couple months ago but I can still get at the money when I need it. ( ps I don't think I could use it around some of the people I know, it would vanish. ) Ha ha.
 

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Now that is a damn neat idea Bob. Probably wouldn't work over here tho, no more that what the buying power of our money is worth, you would have to make several more just to be equal. Good idea on how to use all of that leftover money I have from Viet-nam
 

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Cool! I have some currency left over from trips to the UK, Philippines, and Argentina, maybe i will use it for something similar. Awesome idea!

$775 though?!? crazy!
 

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I agree with Nathan, I have money from all over the world from vacations. This would be an excellent way to display them. I need to figure out a way to incorporate the coins also.
 

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I agree with Nathan, I have money from all over the world from vacations. This would be an excellent way to display them. I need to figure out a way to incorporate the coins also.

- Dreggy
I wish mine was real money!!!!
Maybe you could cut some shallow recesses and then resin the coins in.
Good luck Mate.

Bob
 
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