spalted elm urn with ebony base and finial

[Pete Copeland]

Hi all,

Here is my latest piece:

221929

This is a piece of elm with some nice spalting. The top and the base are ebony. The finish is three coats of Minwax natural (209) followed by two coats of natural Danish oil followed by three coats of General Finishes oil and urethane topcoat. The final coats gave it the look I was after but it no longer has a nice woody feel but I decided this was for pretty and not for feel.

It is 4 inches at the widest spot and about 10 inches high.

Comments and questions welcome.

-Pete

[Roland Martin]

That is a beautiful piece, Pete. The ebony looks fantastic with the elm and the spalting and the finish is great. The form is very well done as is the finial. It's definitely a winner in my book!

[Doug W Swanson]

Nice looking piece, Pete!

[John Keeton]

A rather classy looking piece!

[Dan Forman]

Very nice, the form is well suited to the flow of the figure. Like the base and finial as well.

Dan

[Bill Bolen]

Beautiful piece and I find myself attracted to that ebony foot.

[Allan Ferguson]

Like it. The base and finial look like a highly polished metal. A really nice piece.

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty and a stately look! Well done!

[Kathy Marshall]

Nice piece and some cool wood!

[Bill Wyko]

Pete, your form is wonderful, your wood choice is perfect and the finish really adds a majesty to it. Well done sir.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Pete - nice work! I like the form and the wood combination works well together. Really like the foot - it flows seamlessly into the form. Real nice work!

[Michelle Rich]

that ebony sure shines! congrats on your piece.

[Roger Chandler]

A stand-out piece!

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Wow, Something to be proud of. Beautiful wood combo and finish.
faust