Cocobolo Maple Vase

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Tom,

Very nice! I like the use of the different woods, it really works well in this piece. Nice shape as well.

Sort of reminds of Barbara Eden in I dream of Jeanie :)

Thanks for the pic, really nice stuff!

Mike

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Bruce in N.B. Canada

>Nice looking vase Tom, I wonder how long I will have to practice before I can turn out something that matches this. I would be interested to know just how many pieces make up the vase.

Regards

Bruce in Saint John, N.B. Canada

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Tom Reiman

>Bruce,

Thanks for the kind words. This piece has 126 pieces in it. Sounds like a lot, but really easy to do. The Cocobolo pieces are the hardest as they are cut with both the blade tilted, and the miter at an angle. This would be difficult to calculate except for Woodturner PRO which takes all the math out of it.

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Tom Reiman

>Thanks Mike. I was looking for a nice form that I could experiment on. I have made 3 of these so far using Bocote, Cocobolo, and Iron Wood. I like this one the best so far.

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Dick Hines

>If I thought Barbara Eden resided in segmented turning I would be in the shop right now glueing up wood!! Might even take a few days off from work.

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Tom,

I really like this piece. I love the long grain of the cocobolo in the staves. The form is really nice and the contrasts in the woods is just right. I love it!

Jennifer

Re: Cocobolo Maple Vase

Tom Reiman

>Thanks Jennifer. I am working on another vase similar to this where I use stave construction throughout. That will cause the grain orientation to be consistent through the whole piece. I'll post if it comes out ok.