Potpourri Bowls and a Vase

[Cody Colston]

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.

[Dewey Torres]

Hey Cody... I have always like those potpuri dished and the vase is a Wally Dickerman design right???

All are nice!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Cody! Pretty woods - real nice carving on the vase!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great work Cody. I really like the vase and the carving. Pots look good.

[Chris Rae]

Nice work, the pots are great and I love the vase! Nice carving job.

[Mark Hix]

My favorite is the Redbud. I have never seen it turned before. The look good!

[Bob Haverstock]

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.

Bob

[Richard Madison]

Nice work Cody! How did you do the carving on the body of the vase?

[Cody Colston]

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. :D

Thanks again for the kind comments.

[Rich Boehlke]

Nice work, I like them all and hope to do as well myself someday.

[Steve Frederick]

I really like the vase. The carving is a nice detail.