Cherry Burl Vase by Tom Cadwalader

Every once in awhile I pick up a piece of wood that is full of holes and has a lot of rot...but you just know it is  beautifully figured and you just have to make something from it.  That was the case with a small cherry burl I had gotten several years ago from my brother in PA.
I spilt it down the center on the band saw and salvaged as much if it as I could and then sketched up shapes for 2 vases I thought I could get from the 2 halves.
The results are in the slide show below.  The taller one is about 6 1/4 " x 3 5/8".  The smaller one is about 4 3/4" x 2 7/8 ".  Both were sealed with wax free shellac and then finished with danish oiled that was hand buffed with wool cloth once dry.

The taller one has some epoxy/crushed sea shells in a void near the base.  The shorter one was wrapped with tape near the top while I hollowed it out.

They won't be for sale.
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April Meeting by Tom Cadwalader

Below is a link to a short (2 min ) video summary of our April meeting.  You can select which size video you want to see.  Small for slower connections up to large for faster internet connections.  The medium version opens by default.

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