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    Spalted Maple Vase

    Here's a small piece made from the maple crotch I cut up a week ago. Not completely done with the finish yet but wanted to show off the figure.
    6" diameter and 5" tall. Wall thickness a little over 1/8"....WOP finish
    20210328_170328.jpg
    ~john
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    Pretty piece, John.

    1/8" must have been a little hairy to turn.

    Nicely done.
    Be Blessed

    George

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    Thanks George
    I must admit I was a little nervous but all is well. It's a bit thicker toward and around the bottom.
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    At what speed did you use for something that thin,very cool vase by the way

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    Thanks Tim
    Well, my speed varies throughout. I complete the outer profile first at about 1000 rpm. Then turn it around and hollow at about 1100. But when I'm going for final thickness, I ramp it up to about 1800 and attack with the point of my skew. Driving down into the vessel while keeping my eye on the outer profile, and follow that....if that makes sense.
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    Beautiful piece. Love the figure, spalting and color!
    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

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    Thanks Frederick
    It was fun. I enjoyed my day today
    ~john
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    I can't imagine turning something like that at that speed,not that experienced yeat.

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    Nice work. Looks like you got a pretty nice cut working with something with substantial decay. Did you treat the wood with anything to stabilize it? I find that spalted maple often has patches that are quite prone to tearout.

    Best,

    Dave

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    Thanks Dave....yup, I was pretty worried about running into a bunch of punky wood when I decided to cut into that crotch piece. It's been sitting in my shop for over 5 years. But to my surprise there wasn't much. Lucked out. Had a couple of tear-out patches but just kept my tools sharp and didn't have to harden it. And of course, the 80 grit helped with the tough spots
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim Elett View Post
    I can't imagine turning something like that at that speed,not that experienced yeat.
    speed is your friend
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    Great job on a beautiful piece of wood...well done and welcome back!!

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    Nice wood and shape. Yesterday I mounted a very similar piece on my lathe and have been pondering the best shape to show off the spalt. Hopefully I will get to it today. If I do I'll post a shot here as well so we can compare the beauty of the wood.
    Pete


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    I think this equates nicely to wood turning as well . . . . .

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    Great piece! It looks like it must have been a good size blank to start with. It's hard to find larger spalted maple chunks of wood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Madden View Post
    Great job on a beautiful piece of wood...well done and welcome back!!
    Thanks Richard!!! Nice to see you
    ~john
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