Rising brightly

[Allan Ferguson]

6 1/4" x 5 3/8" tall WTF poly finish. Segmented vessel. Hard maple, walnut, paduk and white oak. Like it, hate it. let me know.

[Len Mullin]

Very nice Allan, all of the segments joints are so nice and tight.
Len

[daryl moses]

What's not to like about it?:) I think it is a keeper and like everything about it.

[John Keeton]

Alan, these are the things I like - great design in the accent band, excellent joinery, very attractive selection of species, nice contrast with the mouth/rim and a very nice curvature in the upper potion.

The shorter list - the first image appears the vase has too wide a base causing the piece to appear to me to be somewhat squat. However, from the last image it appears there is a tight roll or "tuck" at the bottom, which brings the base in to a smaller diameter. I have never warmed up to the "tuck" concept as I think in every instance I have seen it used it truncates the curvature, resulting in a curve that is strained. I would have preferred the lower curve to have consistently curved a bit tighter such that the base does not appear to be approx. the same diameter as the mouth.

Just my opinion - but, you asked!:)

[Allan Ferguson]

Thanks to those who have responded . The bottom does look larger than it should. Tried to continue the curvature into the base. It is 2 1/2" and the top is 3 1/2" od. Just a bit of round into recessed bottom.