Dyed Maple Vase

[Bob Opsitos]

This one's been done for a while, but I misplaced the base to my camera so I couldn't take a picture till I found it.

10" high with 3-1/4" being the top diameter. Wall is a little less than 1/4"



Wood is lightly spalted maple

Roughed out on the mini lathe and finished/hollowed on the big lathe so I could use my workpiece steady.

Dyed with Transtint dye mixed with water, laid on with an airbrush. It really takes some time to get the colors to blend.

Top rim is cut with a japanese saw after dyeing and cleaned up with files and sandpaper

Finish is sprayed lacquer, wet sanded and buffed.

Thanks for looking
bob

[robert hainstock]

A great way to enhance a plain piece of wood. Nice form and finish.
Bob

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Bob! Really like your use of color - great job on blending! Nice form to the vase - interesting edge treatment!

[Clara Koss]

wow....that's a piece that is soooooo tropical and fresh looking..... thanks for posting it!!!!!!! look forward to seeing more of similar colored pieces.... where did you get that idea????

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great job on a great vase. I just got my airbrush outfit and when I get back from watching Binh Pho at Richmond I hope to get started.

[curtis rosche]

that looks neat, i would do something to the inside though

[Bob Opsitos]

wow....that's a piece that is soooooo tropical and fresh looking..... thanks for posting it!!!!!!! look forward to seeing more of similar colored pieces.... where did you get that idea????

Thanks, Clara.

There was a post a number of months back, by Scott Hubl, talking about colored peices. There was a link to an artist's website, who specializes in colored, peirced peices. I forget the name, but a lot of my inspiration came from there.

Bob

[curtis rosche]

how do you get the edge like that? use a dremel

[Bob Opsitos]

how do you get the edge like that? use a dremel

Japanese hand saw and a small needle file to clean up the saw marks.

It's pretty easy, though on a small bowl I recently did, it took a while to make all those cuts. I mask the rim with tape, draw the pattern and cut to the lines.

Bob

[Mike Ramsey]

Ouch! Looks like that would hurt if you sat on it....Interesting piece.

[Ben Gastfriend]

Very nice, the blended dye really adds a unique element.