Redbud vase in progress

[Eric Gourieux]

This is a redbud from our yard. The vase is about 22" in length, rough-turned and is currently drying. I used my 6' long boring bar to hollow.

C&C welcome

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[Leo Van Der Loo]

Hey there is a piece missing Eric :eek:, WOW nice so far, hope you are going to finish it soon :cool:

[Dennis Nagle]

Very cool Eric. do you wrap it just to keep it together? That will be stunning when finished.

[Michelle Rich]

you are brave! it's gonna be fantastic when it's done..super wood

[Roger Chandler]

Love the process pics, Eric.............this looks like an adventure! :D If you can pull this off to a good finish, then you will have a real treasure on your hands!

Nice work indeed!

[Dale Miner]

That's a big one!

I like the ring that allows the use of a steady over the voids.

What diameter is your 6' boring bar? I have one nearly that long at 1.375" diameter, and it is a tad on the small size after about 18" depth.

Can't wait to see the finished piece.

[Doug Herzberg]

It's gonna be great!

[Eric Gourieux]

Thanks for the comments.

Dennis, I wrapped it in packing cling wrap mostly to help keep the moisture in. As I was hollowing, I ended up removing the wrap that was covering the large void to allow the shavings to escape easier.

Dale, the steady rest "rail" worked out well. I had not done that before. My boring bar is 1.5" in diameter and made of stress proof rod.

[Paul Engle]

Looking fwd to the finish fotos! Nice indeed .

[David E Keller]

Cool!

Redbud is one of the more miserable woods to dry in my experience... Beautiful stuff, but it'll crack if I even look at it funny. I hope this piece behaves for you!

[Thomas Canfield]

I like your steady rest track. I made something similar from 2 thickness of 3/4" plywood and cut a groove for wheels to use on a Bradford Pear trunk section piece once. I used some hot melt glue to attach and void space was not as great. My one experience with Redbud found the wood to have a bad odor, but did produce a pretty piece with contrasting grain. That should be quite a display piece when finished.