Fern Pine / African Yellowwood chalice

[Brian Kent]

Made a quick chalice this morning from a piece of "Fern Pine" (not actually a pine) aka "East African Yellowwood". A friend brought the trunk pieces over after a neighbor cut the tree.


This is wet, with no finish, but the grain looks promising.

[daryl moses]

I like it a lot!! And yes, when you put some finish on it the grain is really going to pop.
I've been bitten by the chalice bug myself, they are really fun to turn.

[Brian Kent]

My first report on the test pieces of Fern Pine / East African Yellowwood is that nothing has cracked, and the first two weeks of drying show very little warping, but the mold starts within a few days. So I am sanding these as much as I can, as soon as I can, and then applying the first coat(s) of Danish Oil.

And by the way, I am posting this thread not because the shapes are special, but because I want to report on this unusual wood in case I or others come across more of it in the future. So I am starting the work on these as fresh logs newly cut.

[Allan Wright]

I like the shape of the bud vase 2nd from the right.

[Brian Kent]

Thank you for letting me know this is a bud vase. I made it simply to see if I could get it thin and translucent, but I had no idea what to call it.