The 'leaf' vase

[Jim Maxwell]

Boy do I enjoy making these? I found a leaf in the bush house that had all the soft tissue rotted away and all that was left was the ribs. "Nice pattern", I thought. Down to the lathe to play and this is what resulted. This one is about 210mm high and 95mm diameter. Again the timber is privet, the notorious weed, but nice to work. This time I lost my nerve and left it 2mm thick. The pattern was cut with a dremel tool fitted with a dentist's burr, and took nearly two days to create.
Jim

[Troy Cleckler]

Very cool design, I like it.:D I turn alot but never took it to the next level of carving afterwards.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Jim - this is absolutely outstanding! Love the imagination! Great design, form and finish! You are one of those turners who always surprises me when you post! I am looking forward to seeing what you are up to next! In case you didn't know - Very nice work! Thanks for posting!

[David Newson]

Jim - That's a great stunning bit of work, I love the delicate nature with the piercing and the form, It must have taken a lot of patience to complete this project, thanks for posting and look forward to seeing more in the future.

David
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[Bill Wyko]

Great job Jim. I always like when a great turning is taken to the next level and ends up outstanding like this.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Jim that is beautiful. Well done.

[curtis rosche]

absolutly amazing! pat your self on the back for that one!.....so , where do i put in my order?

[Doug Reesor]

Wow. Words don't do it justice.

[Mike Golka]

You sir, are truly an artist. Fantastic work!

[Dan Williams]

That is beautifull workmanship

Keep up the good work

I love it, don't think I would have the mindset to take the time it took you

[Jim Maxwell]

Thanks for the nice comments, they are appreciated. The primary reason for posting is, hopefully, to help raise the bar with new ideas. Are there no lady turners over there? Or is this a blokes club only? :)
Jim

[Horst Hohoff]

Excellent piece of work, Jim

[Glenn Hodges]

Thanks for showing us your creative piece. All that work produced a beaut.

[Ron Ainge]

Jim

I like your idea so much that I think that I will steal it. I do demo's for Dremel and this would make a great item to work on while I am in the stores doing the demos.

[robert hainstock]

If not jim, absolyly gallery quality. :D:D:D:D:D
Bob
Ps.
Great use of weed!

[Chris Padilla]

That's some nice weed, Dude! ;)