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Michael Stafford
09-29-2005, 8:12 AM
Here is a box elder vase turned with the grain running along its length making it an end grain hollowing operation. This wood came from Jim Ketron and I roughed it green, soaked it in alcohol, dried it and turned it. An easy wood to turn but prone to some tear out.

The vase is 6 1/4" tall and 5 3/4" in diameter.
Jeff Sudmeier
09-29-2005, 8:15 AM
Mike, it sure does look nice! I love the swirling grain in it!!
Mark Cothren
09-29-2005, 9:35 AM
Nice piece of wood, for sure. You really brought out the beauty in it, Mike. Congrats!

Thanks for the picture!
Jim Ketron
09-29-2005, 4:28 PM
Thats a Beautiful vase Mike! Got to love all the curl in it:eek:
Glad you liked the wood!;)
John Hart
09-29-2005, 5:31 PM
Another Beauty Mike!! The opalescence of the wood is great and you brought it out nicely. No evidence of any tear-out from here!!
Travis Stinson
09-29-2005, 8:11 PM
Beautiful Mike. The shape really shows off the figuring very well. :cool:
Carole Valentine
09-29-2005, 9:26 PM
Wow! That sure has some beautiful figure to it! Nice work!
Bruce Shiverdecker
09-30-2005, 12:18 AM
That's not fair...................................I used my best words for the other one, so this one is a BIG DITTO!

Bruce
John Hart
09-30-2005, 6:46 AM
That's not fair...................................I used my best words for the other one, so this one is a BIG DITTO!

Bruce

Bruce, I think Mike does this intentionally....So we have to come up with new words! :D I'll have to knock the dust off my thesaurus.
Kurt Aebi
09-30-2005, 8:20 AM
Another - Thingabeauty!

Great job, I'd love to hear how you handle the "Fuzzy's" on that stuff! The potpouri bowl I made for Karen with Jim's Box elder has so much that I thought I'd sand my fingers off getting it smooth.
Jim Ketron
09-30-2005, 1:13 PM
Yep Kurt it does tearout easy! Just keep your chisels very sharp and sand, sand, sand.
Chris Barton
09-30-2005, 4:24 PM
That's a great piece!
Dick Parr
10-05-2005, 8:34 AM
Beautiful piece of work Mike by both you and mother nature. ;)

Great job. :)
Jim Becker
10-05-2005, 8:38 AM
Very attractive piece, Mike, both in form and in natural beauty!
Ernie Nyvall
10-05-2005, 9:39 PM
Very nice vase Mike. I just gaot a box elder tree. Hope it has some of that in it.

Ernie
Robert Watsek
10-06-2005, 1:08 AM
An excellent show of natures beauty Mike!

Your pic really captures the curl, I love it..........another wonderful job.:D


Thanks for sharing with us.:)


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