maple vase

[flyrod444]

Here is a vase I just finished. It is turned from a piece of scrap I got when I roughed out a large blank for coring for a friend. It is 8" tall by 7 1/2" dia. Finish is a few coats of danish oil buffed and waxed.
Jack

 

[Trent Mason]

Whoa! That looks great! :thumbs_up:thumbs_up

 

[RaymondP]

Man, that's some piece of scrap. Great job, Flyrod. RaymondP

 

[woodArtz]

Very, very nice Jack! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[rcflyer23]

That is a very nice vase. I love the color and the grain.

 

[PChristy]

That looks great Jack :icon_thum- I love the grain

 

[flyrod444]

Thanks for the comliments everyone.
Jack

 

[MikeL]

That is a gorgeous piece of work. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I want to try a hollow form. What tools do you use for your hollowing?

 

[JackLeg]

That's a beauty, Jack.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

That wood sure would have made some nice looking turkey calls!!

:rotflm:

 

[JRD]

Tres Bon, Tres Bon

Jim

 

[CaptnA]

nice lines! great finish! beautiful wood!
sure looks better than a pile of shavings on the floor~
maybe one day we'll have a coring system.

 

[flyrod444]

Thanks again everyone. Mike, I use and love a John Jordan hollowing tool and handle. It is the best I've used for getting under the rim of a hollow form. Any straight boring tool works for down in the bottom. I sit on a stool to hollow out with John's handle. It drops me down 4" or 5" so that I don't have to bend over when using his handle when hollowing. It is very important to keep the tool rest far enough back so that the curved part of the tool is always past the rest. If you get the curved part on the rest it will cause a lot of torque on your tool. I put links to where you can buy his tool and handle below.
Jack


http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Mer...&Product_Code=102723&Category_Code=tools-jord
http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Mer...&Product_Code=102725&Category_Code=tools-jord

 

[DavidF]

A really nice looking vase! I am just getting in to hollow forms and they can be quite a challenge! I am finding the biggest problem is getting blanks of sufficient size to make a reasonable vase without re mortgaging the house!

 

[Tar Heel]

That is a great looking vase Jack. It is also an fine example of recycling. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[MikeL]

Thanks for posting the links Jack. I haven't noticed that type of handle before. When I was at the Richmond show, everyone was using those mean looking contraptions that look to be inspired by the movie "Saw" complete with freakin' laser beams. :evil3:

 

[woodArtz]

A really nice looking vase! I am just getting in to hollow forms and they can be quite a challenge! I am finding the biggest problem is getting blanks of sufficient size to make a reasonable vase without re mortgaging the house!

I have the same problem. You'd think with all the sawyers on the forum, we'd have bunches of it... hint, hint, hint. :wink_smil

 

[flyrod444]

Mike, if you ever get a chance to see John Jordan use his hollowing tools it will be of great help. He did a all day demo at our club back in the late summer and that has helped me a great deal. He is known for the wonderfull carving he does on his bowls, but he is a highly skilled in turning and hollowing out his forms as well. I like to turn free hand so his style fits me well. I've used a few of the captive systems with lazer attachments and really don't like them that much. If I turn anything deep say 12" or more they would be of use. I choose to stay less than that deep and turn free hand.
Jack

 

[TracyP]

:notworthy::notworthy:great looking!