Cherry vase.

[Paul.J]

Managed to get some more turning in after having a bit of a sort out the other day and found some Cherry blanks that i cut up in 2010 and they hadn't split :shock: so put one on the lathe and ended up with this vase.
The Cherry was beautiful to turn and finish,and also smelled lovely giving the shop a nice natural aroma.
Size is 7-1/4" tall by 5-1/4" dia finished with Lemon oil for now.
Comments welcome

 

[Roger C]

Paul Well done. I have one comment re chuck and remove the foot. This will lift this piece from a well turned vase to a very good looking and well turned vase. Ragards Roger C

 

[stevenw1963]

Tis certainly a nicley turned vase but,

Got to agree with Roger, although I may have just turned the foot a lot smaller rather than taking it off alltogether, but that is only my preference.
We are all different & if you achieved the shape / finish / design you set out to do, then that is all that matters & it still looks great.

 

[CHJ]

Paul Well done. I have one comment re chuck and remove the foot. This will lift this piece from a well turned vase to a very good looking and well turned vase. Ragards Roger C

But will it still be a user, there is a big difference between what looks best aesthetically and what is usable to someone wanting to arrange a top heavy dried flower or grass arrangement, and I suspect Paul has to accommodate a certain household QA on that score.
But maybe if he sacrifices some of his marble collection to act as a base weight it would be fine.

Good to see you with some shed time again Paul, and certainly the cherry will be none the worse for being left to its own devises for a few years.

 

[Paul.J]

Paul Well done. I have one comment re chuck and remove the foot. This will lift this piece from a well turned vase to a very good looking and well turned vase. Ragards Roger C

But will it still be a user, there is a big difference between what looks best aesthetically and what is usable to someone wanting to arrange a top heavy dried flower or grass arrangement, and I suspect Paul has to accommodate a certain household QA on that score.
But maybe if he sacrifices some of his marble collection to act as a base weight it would be fine.

Good to see you with some shed time again Paul, and certainly the cherry will be none the worse for being left to its own devises for a few years.

Exactly the reason Chas,and i lost my marbles years ago :wink:

 

[spinks]

stupid stupid question from a newbie who has only turned bowls so for....is this turned "end grain"??

Nice looking vase too

 

[Spindle]

Hi

It looks like it has been 'spindle' turned - mounted with the grain running along the bed of the lathe.

Regards Mick

 

[Paul.J]

stupid stupid question from a newbie who has only turned bowls so for....is this turned "end grain"??

Nice looking vase too

Yes it was turned into end grain using my Lyle Jamieson rig sseing as how i hadn't used it for so long thought it would be a good reason to.

 

[tony-j]

looks great to me just as it is. . but is there a way of waterproofing a wood vase so it could be used for fresh flowers, would a clear vanish on the inside work .. tony

 

[EnErY]

It looks real fine As it Is i Think The finished article stands out well and has a certain special charchter about it well done
Regards
Bill

 

[Jonzjob]

I love working with cherry and as you say, the smell is good too.

Looks really good to me Paul and I like the foot. It gives it a nice stable look without being heavy. Then again, I have never been a fan of goblets, bowl, vases, etc. that stand on a sixpenny bit. They always look totally top heavy to me and unusable.

 

[Paul.J]

Thanks Bill and Jon

 

[boysie39]

No comment on your design Paul ,just glad to see you are back at the lathe again , God Bless.