Learning Staves with Malcolm

[John Beaver]

This is a little vase I started in a workshop with Malcolm Tibbetts.
I cut and assembled the Ash staves with the Walnut veneer in a one day class. I then built the Wenge rim and turned it back at home.
The class was a ton of fun, and I definitely learned many tricks from Malcolm.

6 x 5 Ash, Wenge, Walnut

[Steve Schlumpf]

John - congrats on being able to take a class with a Master! Great looking vase! Looking forward to seeing your next piece!

[John Terefenko]

I would love to be able to take one of his classes. I do need to get more involved with segmenting and I think Curt Fuller's poperii bowl pushed me over the top. I think I will try that.

Nice work on the staves. Learn from the master, can't beat it. Thanks for showing.

[Richard Madison]

Nice work John B. Looks like you maintained vertical grain alignment with the rim and foot. Malcolm would be proud.

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

John, great to see your piece posted here.

Richard, right you are. The top rim would have been so much easier to install as a horizontal ring of segments placed upon the top end grain staves. John has not said so, but I assume, not only is the top rim vertical grain, it's also fitted to the staves with a half mortise/half tenon type of joint, which provides side-grain to side-grain strength within the vessel wall.

[Roland Martin]

Wow, what a great opportunity to learn, & learn you did. Very good job on the staves, appear to be very tight. Nice work.

[John Beaver]

John has not said so, but I assume, not only is the top rim vertical grain, it's also fitted to the staves with a half mortise/half tenon type of joint, which provides side-grain to side-grain strength within the vessel wall.

Yes I did do a mortise/tenon joint for the top rim. I also followed Malcolm's teaching and made a floating bottom. I'm not certain it was necessary on a base this small, but it's a neat solution to the wood movement issues.

[David E Keller]

Great looking piece... looks like a good student and a great teacher were involved.

[Curt Fuller]

It looks like you were a good student! That's a very nice looking vase.