A windfall

[Scott Lux]

During the big ice storm last month, we lost a big limb off one of the big Black Walnuts in the front yard. I was very excited until I saw that it split lengthwise as it broke. I was able to salvage a piece about 4" X 15". There's a lot of contrast between sapwood and heartwood here.

Here are a wine stopper and a weed pot. The weed pot is 1bout 2.5" x 6.5" with a CA finish. Bottle stopper has Tung oil finish.

The weed pot tried several times to get broke. The foot cracked once, the neck cracked as I was trying to widen the hole for a bud vase. There's a dent in the top where I dropped it once too.

But, when I told the wife I wasn't sure it would make it she said, "My vase? It better make it." She likes it better than anything else I've made. And that's all that matters.

[Don Alexander]

sounds like you have your priorities in the right order :D:D

[David E Keller]

Beautiful wood, and the finish on that vase is fantastic.

[Dan Forman]

Love the contrast on both, looks like the vase found a good home.

Dan

[John Keeton]

Scott, sometimes they just act like they "don't want to be!" But, this was worth the effort - great contrast with the sapwood - and, the brownie points are worth the fight.

[Michelle Rich]

That wood is TOTALLY striking. Great contrast..always nice to "save' wood and make useful items. NEAT!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Scott! Beautiful wood and well worth the effort!

[Dan Hintz]

When you said "weed pot", a flower vase was NOT the first thing to come to mind... :p

[Donny Lawson]

Great looking pieces of walnut. Glad to see you could save some of it.

[Scott Lux]

Thanks for all the kind words. My neighbor saw the pic on Facebook, and wants to buy it. I think I'll let her and my wife work this one out.