A while back I took a poll on what I should enter into a juried show and a segmented vase won the poll, which of course, was fine with me.I designed a vase based on a rather large vase that I liked the form of. The vase turned out to be 16" tall, which is about the max of my Jet 1220 when you get the tail stock, face plate, etc., on the lathe that I needed to turn this. I did not really want to get into a feature ring due to the time I had available and also the entries are supposed to be sold, so I wanted something that could fit in with most anyone's decor, but still look "fancy" enough that it looked like it would be difficult to make. I would appreciate any concerns on shape or design, as it will help me with the next piece, but this one is going one way or the other!
16" tall, 400 pieces of hard maple and 81 pieces of cherry. Twin spirals of cherry. There are 41 rings and 40 of the rings are 12 segments each. All rings are 3/8" tall. Sanded to 800 grit and finished with 3 coats of Waterlox original.
Thanks for looking.
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