Box Elder Vase

[Jim Ketron]

Here is the first out of the batch that me and My Little Lumberjack got:D
This one has some nice Red Flame and a little curl.
It measures 8 3/4 high X 5 3/4" tall
Finish is wipe on gel poly and buffed on the Beall.

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[Rich Stewart]

NIIIICE!!!!!! Great looking vase. I like that kind of wood. Never see it on ebay. What parts of the country does it grow? Beautiful job.

[John Hart]

Wow...Striking! Form and everything. You do such good work Jim.:)

[Karl Laustrup]

Jim, that is a beauty. Like everything about it.

Karl

[Michael Stafford]

Definitely nice! The inside looks as finished as the outside. Pretty work!:D

[Paul Douglass]

Great looking vase. That red in the wood is beautiful.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Whoooowee, that's a nice vase Jim. Beautiful wood.

Ernie

[Keith Burns]

Great HF Jim:) :) Like the form, the finish and the wood:) :) And to think I'd heard a rumor that you quit turning:D :D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Jim that is a beautiful vase. Love the color in it. Great work.

[Fred LeBail]

Jim, great peice as usual. Very nice wood!!

[Curt Fuller]

Jim, this like all of your work is fantastic. But what I want to know is how do you come up with so much beautiful wood. You never seem to turn anything from 'just a hunk of wood'.

[John Hart]

....But what I want to know is how do you come up with so much beautiful wood.....

I think it might have something to do with single-handedly clearing all the forests on the Eastern Seaboard.:rolleyes:

[David Duke]

Great work Jim..........gotta get me some of that there wood!!

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice, I love the shape and the color of that Box Elder. Very cool!

corey

[Andy Hoyt]

That's one of the nicest looking Box Elder Bonkers I've seen in ages.

Well done, Jim!

[Mark Cothren]

Great color and curl in there, Jim!!! A great piece!

Thanks for the pictures!

[Travis Stinson]

Great vase Jim! I love the curl and color in there.:cool:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful HF Jim! I truly it and especially the wood! Beautiful!

[Ed Scolforo]

SWEET, Jim!!

[Jim Ketron]

Thanks all for the nice comments


NIIIICE!!!!!! Great looking vase. I like that kind of wood. Never see it on ebay. What parts of the country does it grow? Beautiful job.
Rich, as far as I Know it has a very large growing range it shows mostly in the east from the far north to deep south.

Curt, I guess I'm just lucky, I have been fortunate in finding some nice figured woods. plus I don't get every piece of wood I come across most of the time I look at the wood and inspect the bark and under the bark. if it looks curly I cut into it to see whats inside, if it is I cut it up and throw it in the truck. if not I usually don't mess with it unless I have no wood to turn.
I make most of my turnings to sell very few I keep for myself.
This is the way I look at wood, it takes the same amount of time usually to turn figured and non figured wood. figured wood sells 10 times better than non figured, so I try to find the stuff that sells better if i can;)

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Super Duper one there, Jim.

Hard to keep coming up with new ways of tellling you- that I think your work is fantastic.

Bruce

[John Miliunas]

I just roughed out a small bowl out of Box Elder this last weekend. After seeing your vase, I think my bowl will end up in the neighbors woodburner!!! :o There's just no way I could even begin to match your skills! That's gorgeous, Jim!!! :) :cool: