Turning Que re Salvage

[Stan Smith]

Here's a couple of little vases that I green turned about 4 years ago. I put some sealer on them and tossed them on the shelf. I'm wondering if I should try to save them by filling in the cracks with dyed quickwood or colored epoxy or dumb them. The wood is nectarine with some nice grain and color. Any suggestions, pro or con, would be helpful. Thanks.

[Jim Becker]

I would finish them off with a direct-off-the-tool-surface (no sanding) to keep the rustic look.

[Stan Smith]

Tried to salvage the vessels today but to no avail. The cracks were just too bad and I could see them flying apart as I thinned them down. They sure look good in the scrap box. However, I got Stott's book on turning boxes and plan to try my hand at some of those with some decent stock without cracks.

Stan