Cherry vase

[John Tomasello jr]

Many years ago PV (pre-vortex) in my flat woodworking days, if I heard of a tree needing to come down & it was a variety I wanted to have milled into lumber I would offer to cut it down, mostly friends & family. One of those trees was a cherry. For some reason I saved a chunk & waxed the whole thing, set it in the wood shed. Most of my turning at the time were pens, bottle stoppers & light pulls. About 6 years later pulled it out & turned the vase. This was when I was just starting to turn bowls & forms. Mostly happy with the form, could have came out better. Size is about 6x3, finish if I remember was friction polish & wax. As always C&C welcome

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty piece of wood. Glad you set it aside!

[charlie knighton]

very nice...

[John Keeton]

LOTS of character in that piece! Good save - back in the day.

[Steve Schlumpf]

John - I love working with Cherry! This one is just going to keep getting better looking with time!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Pretty vase. The color will get better and better with time.

[David E Keller]

Pretty wood... Maybe that's why you saved it.;)

That vase begs for a tall arrangement of some kind(flowers, sticks, etc) IMHO. Nicely done.