This urn is the second in the series, but from a tree with traditional red/creme coloring. Neither of these have any finish on them at all and, in fact, have not been sanded. What you see is strictly the result of a bowl gouge.
Here are two vies the urn directly off of the lathe, no finish:
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And a view of the same urn 24 hours later after a coat of boiled linseed oil, two coats of shellac, and three coats of lacquer (including a tinted lacquer to highlight the banding). Yes, that is a hole through the side and the base of the "musical note" shape. Note the warpy lid. The bowl itself has mostly gone oblong, with minimal up-and-down distortion.
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