It would be wrong to do a post called Sisters and not do a Brothers post. I tend to work in multiples since it help solidify any new skills you pick up so I did 2 (almost 3) of these little vessels. They are both mahogany with hints of dye and are done as 3 operations with the bases and finials added on. I did try one out of walnut (my wood of choice) but it was a bit suspicious to say the least and blew apart on me after an hour into the project. Immediately would have been the best time since I was making it for a friend I was going to visit in a few hours. Now I know exactly how long it takes to make one from start to finish since I had to quickly change gears and start another one. I did get there on time and they loved the vessel! So did I.

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I wanted to try a pot with square corners at the top. I guess cedar was not the best choice for this because it is way to soft to try to maintain the crisp edges that make that sort of pot. I went ahead and cut the corners off an experimented with a new shape. The pot was kind of cool and the walnut lid was mighty nice but they just don’t seem to mesh well together. But I needed more shelf fodder because I just don’t generate enough!More Views and comments

I had picked up some of these translucent shells from the shell shop with the intention of using them in a piece and finally got around to doing so. I’m not sure I like the look but the technique worked out fine. I used sapele for the box since I had a big chunk of it sitting around. I will try to add a bit more visual appeal to the next one but for an experiment it turned out fine.More Views and comments

This piece was made as a memorial piece for my mother-in-law since I didn’t feel confident enough yet to do the actual cremation urn. It was tuned out of sapele and actually has a seam going in both directions. I laminated two 8/4 pieces to get the thickness I needed. The vase is tall and the easiest way to hollow it was to cut it in half, hollow each half and then glue back together. I had intended to use some decorative banding to mask the horizontal seam but it so effectively disappeared that I could really find it without looking “real hard”. This is my tallest vessel yet standing in at 11″. It could easily be the quarter pounder (without cheese of course). I did use a bit of dye on the base and top spindle. The lid is walnut.