walnut vase

[Jack Mincey]

Here is a picture of the walnut vase I posted with the other bowls I had in the sale last week. It sold with several other items. It is 15" tall finished with many coats of deft and buffed. It has just a touch of bark on one side.
Jack
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[Eric Gourieux]

Great form and finish - and interesting wood to boot!

[John Beaver]

I always know when I click on a Jack Mincey post I'm gonna see something sweet. No let down here.

[robert baccus]

Superb work, finish and wood. Nice jug for sure.

[Michelle Rich]

very nice finish work..nice shape & great wood..gotta be a winner!

[Dale Bonertz]

Jack,

Very nice vase. Have you ever left bark on a walnut piece before? I did this on a bowl once and it looked good like yours however after a few years it turned black and quite ugly. It may have been the finish I put on it so I was wondering if you have had done this more than once and what the secret to keeping it looking as it does.

[Bill Hensley]

Ditto on the superb! It really is a beauty

[Steve Doerr]

Very nice piece. Your shape is spot on, along with the finish and the wood.
Thanks for sharing.
Steve

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Jack, these were my favorites in your 1st posting, the proportions are so perfect and the finish looks like glass. Looking at it, it give the impression of pure elegance and balance, like the room was made for the vase instead of the vase being made for the room.

[Paul Hinds]

Really nice piece. Is that a branch sticking out through the sapwood? I guess it must be. Looks neat.

[Curt Fuller]

I always know when I click on a Jack Mincey post I'm gonna see something sweet. No let down here.

I thought the same thing when I saw this. Jack, that's a beauty. The bark layers really look good in contrast with the light sapwood. Walnut has so much personality. You hit on about all of it with this vase.

[Jack Mincey]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Paul, What looks like where a limb was is actually just bark turned down and finished over. I hope that it stays nice as shinny where the bark is for the customer. I don't see why it would not. This wood is from a tree that has been laying on the side of a highway near a house for more than 5 years. I always thought that the land owners grandson was going to have it cut into lumber "he is a shop teacher like I use to be". She told me sometime last year that I could have it if I could use it, if not they were going to cut it up for firewood. After finishing this form up I'm very glad that I was able to save it. The one streak in it is where it is starting to rot like spalting in other woods. I will be making more forms like it and maybe just a little larger if I can. The people at the sale I was at wanted large forms and didn't really care how much they cost.
Thanks Again,
Jack Mincey