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  1. 04-28-2009, 9:31 PM #1
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    Potpourri Bowls and a Vase

    I've been turning a few potpourri bowls and finished two today along with a vase that I sorta copied from somewhere...I don't even remember where I saw the one I got the idea from.

    The potpourri bowls are Redbud, 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and Bois d' Arc, 3 1/2" x 4 3/4". Both finished with Minwax Wipe-On Poly.

    The vase is Bois d' arc with a Walnut collar, 7" x 4 5/8", Deft finish.
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  3. 04-28-2009, 10:11 PM #2
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    Hey Cody... I have always like those potpuri dished and the vase is a Wally Dickerman design right???

    All are nice!
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    Nice work Cody! Pretty woods - real nice carving on the vase!
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  5. 04-28-2009, 10:17 PM #4
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    Great work Cody. I really like the vase and the carving. Pots look good.
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    Nice work, the pots are great and I love the vase! Nice carving job.
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  7. 04-28-2009, 10:53 PM #6
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    My favorite is the Redbud. I have never seen it turned before. The look good!
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  8. 04-28-2009, 11:04 PM #7
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    Bowls

    The bowls are very nice, they have a pleasing shape. Don't be showing the bowls around, somebody will want to trade greenbacks for them!!

    I really like the metal thingys, they add another dimension. I have used a couple of the cast ones. Don't try to straighten them, they will break.

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    Nice work Cody! How did you do the carving on the body of the vase?
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    Thanks for the comments, y'all.

    Dewey, I'm not sure where I saw that type vase but it stuck in my head and I decided to replicate it as I remembered it. If it is a Wally Dickerman design, then thanks Wally for the inspiration.

    Richard, I left the vase mounted in the lathe chuck and swiveled the head stock 90 degrees so that it was outboard. I had divided the vase into five equal sections with a pencil line and used my carving gouges to carve the grooves along the line. Let me tell you that carving Bois d' Arc end grain is not a sublime experience.

    Thanks again for the kind comments.
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  11. 04-29-2009, 12:23 AM #10
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    Nice work, I like them all and hope to do as well myself someday.
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  12. 04-29-2009, 8:26 AM #11
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    I really like the vase. The carving is a nice detail.
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