Cherry Burl Vase

[Richard Jones]

Whew! Finally got this off the lathe. Has a couple of coats of DO so far, letting it dry a few days before I try to do anything else. 14" tall, 8" at widest point, 3 1/2" at foot, 1 1/2" opening. I've never attempted anything like this before, and I'm pretty pleased with it. Lots of things learned for sure. Room for improvement, of course, but the CFO hasn't quit drooling on it since I first took the gouge to it............

Thanks for looking.

Rich
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[John Keeton]

First of all, just having the opportunity to turn a burl with that height is a rarity! Congrats! To top that, you did a very nice job with it, too. Beautiful wood!

[Scott Hackler]

That turned out nicely. Now you going to be spoiled to turn larger HFs!!

[charlie knighton]

very nice......

[David E Keller]

Beautiful piece! I'd consider bagging it for a month or two if it's pretty green or if the walls are fairly thick... Cherry burl seems to like cracking in this neck of the woods!

[Jim Burr]

Heck of a job on a monster burl Richard! Looks like it was fun!

[Josh Bowman]

........... I'm pretty pleased with it.............


As well as you should be. I really like it, I present you with a "You done good award".

[Nate Davey]

That came out nicely. I would definitely bag it if it's green, unless you are looking for some cracks for character.

[Baxter Smith]

Pretty neat! This side looks great! I was lucky enough to find one of a similar size and turned it endgrain with the pith centered at the top and bottom. Was that your situation too?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Really turned out nicely out of some beautiful wood.

[Bill Bolen]

A fine job on a beautiful piece of wood. The drool marks don't show at all. Careful now....hf's are very addictive!

[Michelle Rich]

wow. that is a huge burl & you did a great job on it. If the CFO is happy, everybody is happy!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Quite the showpiece! At 14" tall, that is a huge chunk of burl! Neat thing is with it being Cherry, it is going to get better looking with time! Nice work!

[Dave Mura]

Great looking piece!
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