Fluted vase

[Bryan Milham]

I came by a large trunk of Spalted Sycamore, this is the first turning from it.

It stands 140mm high by 190mm across the rim.

The two holes were where the spalt had gone soft (like polystyrene) so I poked it out and cleaned up the holes.

C&C as you will.

[Les Symonds]

What I like about this is that the shape is simple, allowing the spalt pattern to come to the fore, with just a tad of decoration at the base where the spalt is a lesser feature. My personal opinion is that the base is a little heavy/broad, but that doesn't distract from its beauty.

Les

[edbanger]

I like this as well someone has been busy 

Ed

[Graham]

A lovely shape..... but perhaps a little more than half inch high ?

[Bryan Milham]

Ed Thank you, actually I've not posted for too long, so selected some of my recent work and photographed it, hence the mass posting.

Les, you are right.

It should have been taller but the original C Jaw tenon cracked so I had to use some of the waste wood length to remount it and instead used my D Jaws. Not wanting it to fail again I did leave it a little thicker in the foot than originally intended.

[Bryan Milham]

Graham,

Thank you for that, original post now edited to correct 14mm to 140mm.

[Mark Sanger]

Hi Bryan

A nice simple shape, for me also the base could be slightly smaller but that is being picky. Spalted sycamore is my favorite wood but as you know it goes over quick if not caught on time.

You posted your latest reply as I was mine, now understand the foot size. :-)

Thanks for sharing

[woodndesign]

Hi Bryan, Nice piece of sycamore there, form sets it off well too, like.

' Come by '  piece of FOG maybe ..  ..

Cheers  David

[Bryan Milham]

Mark,

Thank you, I noticed our posts crossed as well.

David,

Not FOG wood, a friendly tree surgeon who keeps his eye out for me.

I want to make another one but balance the spalting better. It ends at the heart wood, growth wood point with the wide line you see in the third image. So I'm looking to cut and mount the next piece more carefully so it runs around the form and not rise up through the rim.

Well, that's the plan!

[georg]

   Like this one as well Bryan... The Shape Shows of the spalting very well.... Like the blue tint in the grain 
   Tony & Di