Cedar Vase

About 7" tall by 4 wide. My son found the cedar by a local business. They had cut the tree down and we picked up what we could. The structure and color in this piece are something else.

The finish is lacquer.

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Robert_Harper

Registered: December 2009
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
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Date: Mon January 18, 2010
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Comments

Bill Bolen

Pretty piece and nicely turned. Cedar is fun to work with and makes the shop smell so good for days. Might I suggest on your next turn of this type try for an even break line where the finish goes into the mouth. The ragged finish line the mouth openning really detracts from the overall appearance...Bill..

#1 Mon January 18, 2010 3:56am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Pretty piece of cedar you found there. I agree with Bill on the finish on the inside. I would suggest that you slop some finish in the inside and swish it around to cover the entire inside. You can pour out the excess and leave it at that. Ragged line just looks sloppy and undone. 8-)

#2 Mon January 18, 2010 5:08am

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Same here. The mark around the outside kind of distracts me too.
Don L.

#3 Mon January 18, 2010 10:58am

Brendan McAreavy

This is very pretty. I agree with the comments above but the finish issue is an easy fix. On the colour...I am colourblind so the largest part of the wood looks like a pinkish-reddish colour. Is that correct? And, is it natural?

#4 Mon January 18, 2010 11:29am

Robert_Harper

I agree with the comment about the inside. Easy to touch up later, that is if I can sneak it out of the house. I had to pry it out of my son and wife's hands to take the picture.

Brendan, yes the color is natural. The red has almost a little purple hue to it. I love the color of wood so all I've done so far with stains is try some ebonizing on a couple of pieces.

Live long, love lots, and turn fast.

#5 Mon January 18, 2010 12:06pm