Oak Burl vase.

[Jack Mincey]

Here is an Oak burl vase that I just finished from the large Oak burl i got in the spring. It is 9" tall finished with deft. It is new form for me.
Thanks,
Jack
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[Steve Schlumpf]

Jack - you should be happy as heck with this one! Great form - beautiful wood! Man - that is pretty! Thanks for sharing!

[David DeCristoforo]

Oh.... that's killer! In every respect. I have a real soft spot for oak burl even though I really don't care for oak in general. Anyone who looks at this will understand why.

[David Christopher]

beautiful wood and beautiful shape......I like it

[Paul Douglass]

That is really a beautiful vase.

[John Keeton]

Wow, Jack!! I love that wood - particularly the bottom of the form where the burl rays start. Fantastic!

Very interesting form - does it have a slight flat on the bottom? Almost looks like some of the 'self righting' forms, but perhaps a little heavy at the top for that. Really nice.

[David E Keller]

That's beautiful... I love the form, and it's a perfect match for the wood.

[Robert McGowen]

Really awesome wood and I like that natural edge top. Great job!

[Ken Glass]

Jack,
That is some striking Burled Oak and you have shown it beautifully. Nice form and the finish looks very good. Well Done

[Nathan Hawkes]

WOW!!! This is a truly amazing piece, Jack! Bravo!!

[Mark Cothren]

What a great piece - that is some beautiful wood. The natural edge along with burl figure and contrasting colors are a great combination.

[Richard Madden]

I like that a lot! Can I ask what drying procedure you used? Well done.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jack all I can say is the vase and wood are beautiful. I love that form and finish looks great.

[brian watts]

that is some beautiful wood. very nice

[Fred Perreault]

What a beauty...... just great

[Phillip Key]

Wow, what a beautiful piece of wood. The form fits the wood perfectly. Wonderful job!

[Jack Mincey]

Thanks everyone, Mother Nature sure did a great job on this burl. I just tried to let it be seen. The wood was a wedge left from making larger blanks so this shape worked well for what I started with. Richard, I turned it to finish thickness green and let it dry in a brown paper bag for about a month. I saturated the bark inclusion on the light colored side with thin CA which helped it stay together while drying. I almost always twice turn my finished edge pieces, because I like the edge to be perfect, but it seems almost all my natural edge pieces are turned to finished thickness green. One can't really tell how much it warps when looking at the bark edge.
Thanks again,
Jack

[Tim Rinehart]

That is a killer piece of burl. I agree with others comments about not liking oak to turn..but would gladly accept a piece of that beautiful wood.

You did it justice!

[Allen Neighbors]

Jack, you really brought out the beauty of the wood in this one! Well done!

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's nice! Beautiful wood and the form shows it off very well.

[James Roberts]

Having read the whole thread up to this point, I count the use of the word "beautiful" or a form of the word a total of 13 times. Can't add much more than that.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

A Beauty Jack, I especially like the look it presents in the second picture, nicely done :-))

[William Hutchinson]

Very lovely sensuous shape and the burl is outstanding.

[Baxter Smith]

Beautiful wood, beautiful shape, beautiful vase!