Ambrosia Maple HF Vase

[John Hart]

Here's a vase I just finished from my most recent wood run. This wood has so many colors in it...I'm afraid I didn't capture it all. The wood had som red flame plus it was Ambrosia. The red flame sorta died down to pink though. It's 5" in diameter and 5" tall....Wall thickness is 3/16 but a little thicker toward the bottom. I did this one with the Hollowmaster...Sealed with some cut blonde shellac then finished with spray lacquer (hic):o

Thanks for looking!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow John!! That is prettymeautimous. I like the form. I see a short legged elephant in the top of the ambrosia part:rolleyes: Cool

Ernie

[Bill Stevener]

Really neat John, different form. LQQks like "Wally Coyote" got to sniffin that lacquer to.:D

Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)

[Joe Tonich]

SWEET! Ya done that piece proud! :D :D

Joe

[Jerry Clark]

Wow John, that is really nice-- Like the form and finish.:D I like Lacquer toooooo!:p

[Mike Ramsey]

Nice vase John, been looking at it for the last 10 min trying to find
Ernie's Elephant...Ernie you been using Lacquer tonight? :D .

[Gary Max]

Looks great John---I like the way you finished the bottom.
For some reason that's the first thing folks look at when they pick a piece up.
They always flip it over and check out the bottom.

[John Timberlake]

Great look - wood and form. I love wood when there is an assymetry to the dark pattern.

[Jim Dunn]

Just beautiful John! Way to pretty to have been hollowed with Bertha.:)

[Bernie Weishapl]

It is beautiful John. That is some great looking wood.

[Corey Hallagan]

That is very pretty John, beautiful piece!

corey

[Andy Hoyt]

Nice. Yup. Nice.

Picture one is cool. Shows the tree hiding within the former tree.

[Dick Parr]

Looks great John, nice job.

[Travis Stinson]

Very nice John! Cool form and great finish. I can see Ernie's elephant.:cool:

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

VERY PURDY, JOHN!

That is one BIG trunk on the PHANT!

Bruce

[Earl Eyre]

Very, very nice. The coloring is beautiful. Makes me want to dig into that wood I bought! Just can't seem to get to it.

[Bob Noles]

John,

What an awesome piece. That wood is just plain beautiful and you did one heck of a job turning it.

Thanks for showing it off.

[John Hart]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments. It took me a while but I found the elephant...In fact, I found two!
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[Michael Stafford]

John, everything about your vase is wonderful. I, like Gary, think you did a great job on the bottom. I like to see a well turned bottom.;) Nice job.:D

But I worry about all you guys that see things in the grain patterns of your wood. I guess I am just an unimaginative non-visionary type of guy. I fear that being around all those lacquer fumes is gonna make you null and void....:rolleyes: :p ;) :D

[Dave Wimmer]

Really nice, John.
I love ambrosia maple.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

John..........excellent execution! I like the shape, finish and I sure do like figured wood. I would recommend you and Ernie save some money and buy respirators if you're going to continue spraying laquer! I'm starting to worry....elephants...what's next snakes and spiders?:D ..........Just a thought!:p

[John Hart]

....I would recommend you and Ernie save some money and buy respirators if you're going to continue spraying laquer!....

Now see there Ken....You're making rash assumptions. I DO have a respirator! I just spray a little lacquer in it before I put it on.:p (hic!):o

[Rich Stewart]

Dang! I see Dr Seuss's Horton the elephant in a tree. Haha. Nice looking piece John.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments. It took me a while but I found the elephant...In fact, I found two!
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There ya go. I'd missed the one on the bottom. Guess my respirator is stronger than yours.:)

Ernie

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Form and finish John!
Great Job Bud!

[Glenn Hodges]

Beautiful wood, lines, and finish equals an exceptional piece. Thanks for showing it to us, John.

[Ed Scolforo]

John, I agree with the others, beautiful wood, form and finish. The photography ain't too shabby either!
Ed

[Jeff Singleton]

John, It looks great. You really captured the grain of the wood. Does the grain of the wood help define how you want to turn the piece? Excellent quality of work.

Jeff Singleton

[John Hart]

Thanks again everyone! I appreciate your comments.
Jeff...Like most, I sorta let the wood tell me what it wants to be. This particular one, I really didn't have a thought in my head when I started it. Strange....I don't really have a thought in my head right now either. :rolleyes: :confused:

[Mark Cothren]

Hey John, this is a good one! I also like that form. The wood is great, but I don't see no stinkin' elephant... maybe a hefalump or a woosle??? ;)

Thanks for the pictures!

[John Hart]

...but I don't see no stinkin' elephant... maybe a hefalump or a woosle??? ;)

You must be Tigger!!!!

Thanks Mark :)

[Andy Hoyt]

Now that I think about it - I do see the Dynosornonorminous

[Ken Fitzgerald]

And I can see some have been turning exotics and some have been spraying lacquer!:D And some are just about as normal as they ever get!:D :D

[Frank Stevens]

Great Job John!

My question is; Did you just get lucky with the pattern running the length of the vase or did you orient the blank in the tree to make it come out that way?

Does the ambrosia pattern run "top to bottom" in the tree?

Thanks,

Frank Stevens

[Keith Burns]

Wow John this is a great piece. Great form and finish. Quite an acomplished turner you have become.:) :)

[John Hart]

Great Job John!

My question is; Did you just get lucky with the pattern running the length of the vase or did you orient the blank in the tree to make it come out that way?

Does the ambrosia pattern run "top to bottom" in the tree?

Thanks,

Frank Stevens

Hi Frank,
Well, I got the wood as a 7X7 beam that was 10 feet long. It has Ambrosia scattered throughout. Seems like the pattern was maybe 12" runs of ambrosia in a variety of places. Some patterns are really wild...plus it has that pink coloration throughout as well. It's a very colorful wood that the pics just don't capture.
Thanks!:)