Spalted Alder Vase

[edbanger]

Well I've used even more CA on this one 22" tall x 10" at it's widest. Walls around 15mm. Had another go with the sandblaster but that does not really show in the pictures.

Happy to hear what you think.

All the best

Ed

[Bryan Milham]

Ed, that looks like it was a real soft bit of wood, but the effort certainly looks like it was worth it. For it's height it has a good shape, no straight areas, nice flowing curves from top to bottom.

Get's my vote, well done.

[bodrighywood]

I like the deceptively simple look of this Ed, lets the wood do the shouting.

Pete

[Les Symonds]

It's a lovely, flowing shape, Ed, which shows the grain off to its best advantage.
Les

[GBF]

Very nice

Regards George

[Mark Sanger]

Very nice indeed.

[georg]

    That's a whopper ....... bet the glue took the edge of the tools a bit....... Well Done Ed
     Kind Regards
     Tony di

[TWiG]

That is a very big vase ! well done .... I would prefer to see a smaller opening ( not tiny a la David Ellsworth )  A wild and quite advanced bit of spalting , not sure many , myself included would have used  such a piece of wood , but it just shows what can be done if you really want to ....... I am curious to know what tools you used for this and how long it took ?.. Terry ..

[edbanger]

Thanks All

It was fun to do

Terry I used the Simon Hope Hollowing tool to start but once that was out of reach I use the Turn-Tech Exocet that got second hand with the VB it's the only tool I had long enough. I think that it took me best part of 4 hours to hollow.

All the best

Ed

[ChrisF]

Love the texture you've ended up with, very nice.