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This vase is about 10 1/2" high by 8 1/2" in diameter, and has about 313
pieces. The body of the bowl is mahogany. The triangle pattern pieces are made from
bubinga and walnut. The accent rings are bloodwood and wenge. This pattern
was my first experiment using the disk sander to shape pattern pieces. I
rough-cut triangles on the bandsaw, then used a guide block and a pushblock to
achieve precise, clean angles on the pieces. I attached the bubinga piece to
one walnut piece, then sanded that to make a clean face to attach a second
piece of walnut to. In some cases, even knowing where the joint is, between
the two pieces of walnut, you can barely see it. This was the first vase piece I've made that I've been happy with the finished shape of. The base is obviously way too small for a functional piece, or a decorative piece in a high-traffic area, but is more esthetically pleasing than a larger base or foot would have been. |
