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Title: 12" yew vase
Post by: woody on October 09, 2012, 03:43:18 PM

Finished at last I made this for the wife she complained when I sold the last one I made, I wanted to use that  woops.
I have given the outside a Teak oil finish and sprayed the inside black and put a flower vase inside as my wife wants to use it for fresh flowers it is 12" tall x 8" wide at the top and to be honest it took all my strength to finish it but boy was it worth it LOL all comments welcome

Title: Re: 12" yew vase
Post by: John D Smith on October 09, 2012, 08:26:32 PM

Hi Woody, What a beautiful piece of Yew and a tremendous piece of turning I am amazed how pale the sap wood is. I bet SWMBO is well pleased with this,plenty of brownie points for "Yew" (sorry you).Well Done.Regards John

Title: Re: 12" yew vase
Post by: Bryan Milham on October 09, 2012, 08:31:32 PM

Woody, that is some white in that Yew. It must have broke your heart not to sell it, but sometimes SWMBO must take precedence.

Title: Re: 12" yew vase
Post by: thebowlerhattedturner on October 09, 2012, 10:16:44 PM

Well done woody
Regards
John BHT

Title: Re: 12" yew vase
Post by: woodndesign on October 09, 2012, 10:44:39 PM

It works Woody,  very nice piece of Yew, very white as said, I've seen it mentioned in an article that the soil in which a tree grows can effect the colour of the timber, or does olde, wives, tales spring to mind.

Cheers         David

Title: Re: 12" yew vase
Post by: woody on October 09, 2012, 11:47:29 PM

Well that tree was grown in long Sutton Linc's and the soil is very heavy thick horrid clay LOL maybe that why it was so blooming hard