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jwjerry w kowalski
07-09-2011, 6:23 PM
Here's a cherry burl vase I turned from a friends tree. Before this he was burning them for fire wood, he thought they were useless until one of his friends who happened to be a pen turner told him how prized they were to us woodturners. It's about 1/4 in thick and 12 in. tall, I wanted the bottom to taper to a smaller diam. , but the wood cracked while drying so I had to make a larger base. Comments and Critiques are more than welcome. We used to work together 25yrs. ago and I just found out recently that he had moved up into my neck of the woods, and lived only 8 mi. away!
Steve bellinger
07-09-2011, 6:29 PM
great looking piece you got there and the wood is to die for. Can't belive some one would burn something that nice. Glad you could save it
mickey cassiba
07-09-2011, 7:19 PM
Wow...that's all, just Wow!
Sid Matheny
07-09-2011, 7:24 PM
That is one great piece and I love it! Give me the willies to think someone was burning such wonderful wood.
Sid
David E Keller
07-09-2011, 8:43 PM
That's cool! That wood has got a lot going for it, and I like the flared form that you chose!
John Keeton
07-09-2011, 8:45 PM
Jerry, that is a wild looking piece from some wild looking burl! Really has flare and flair!!
Jim Burr
07-09-2011, 10:40 PM
Nice save Jerry! What a great piece. Here's to you finding/saving more firewood!!
David DeCristoforo
07-09-2011, 10:41 PM
Now that's a flared rim! Wild looking vase.
Steve Schlumpf
07-10-2011, 12:00 AM
WOW - that is a really cool looking vase! Beautiful wood and the form really shows it off! Nice work Jerry!
Curt Fuller
07-10-2011, 12:59 AM
Jerry, that's incredible!
Michelle Rich
07-10-2011, 8:16 AM
eye-popper! what a save!
cal thelen
07-10-2011, 10:21 AM
great looking wood love what you did with it
Bernie Weishapl
07-10-2011, 12:55 PM
Wow that is some beautiful wood and a beautiful piece.
Robert McGowen
07-10-2011, 3:42 PM
Very nice. It looks like you got all that you could out of that piece of wood!
Allen Howell
07-10-2011, 5:13 PM
Way to go, Jerry! Awesome vase and wood. I have burl envy!
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