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Here is a box elder vase turned with the grain running along its length making it an end grain hollowing operation. This wood came from Jim Ketron and I roughed it green, soaked it in alcohol, dried it and turned it. An easy wood to turn but prone to some tear out.
The vase is 6 1/4" tall and 5 3/4" in diameter.
Big Mike
I have done so much with so little for so long I am now qualified to do anything with nothing......
P.S. If you are interested in plans for any project that I post, just put some money in an envelope and mail it to me and I will keep it.
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Mike, it sure does look nice! I love the swirling grain in it!!
Jeff Sudmeier
"It's not the quality of the tool being used, it's the skills of the craftsman using the tool that really matter. Unfortunately, I don't have high quality in either"
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Nice piece of wood, for sure. You really brought out the beauty in it, Mike. Congrats!
Thanks for the picture!
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Thats a Beautiful vase Mike! Got to love all the curl in it
Glad you liked the wood!
Have Chainsaw- Will Travel
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Another Beauty Mike!! The opalescence of the wood is great and you brought it out nicely. No evidence of any tear-out from here!!
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
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Beautiful Mike. The shape really shows off the figuring very well.
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Wow! That sure has some beautiful figure to it! Nice work!
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That's not fair...................................I used my best words for the other one, so this one is a BIG DITTO!
Bruce
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Bruce, I think Mike does this intentionally....So we have to come up with new words!Originally Posted by Bruce Shiverdecker
I'll have to knock the dust off my thesaurus.
~john
"There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
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Another - Thingabeauty!
Great job, I'd love to hear how you handle the "Fuzzy's" on that stuff! The potpouri bowl I made for Karen with Jim's Box elder has so much that I thought I'd sand my fingers off getting it smooth.
Wood is Good!
Greetings from The Green Mountain State!
Kurt
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Yep Kurt it does tearout easy! Just keep your chisels very sharp and sand, sand, sand.
Have Chainsaw- Will Travel
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That's a great piece!
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Beautiful piece of work Mike by both you and mother nature.
Great job.
Dick
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Very attractive piece, Mike, both in form and in natural beauty!
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Very nice vase Mike. I just gaot a box elder tree. Hope it has some of that in it.
Ernie
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