Woodturning Giant Tagua Miniature Vase
by Alan Stratton on Friday, January 11th, 2019 | 2 Comments
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After I turned a miniature vase from tagua a year ago, a viewer, Terry, gave me a bag of giant tagua nuts at last year’s Utah Woodturning Symposium. I did not know tagua nuts could be this big. I wish I knew where to buy more.
This tagua vase is about 2 inches in diameter. No finish is necessary after fine sanding and buffing. Following tagua tradition, I left a bit of natural edge.
Enjoy!
My steady rest:
Update To My DIY Lathe Steady Rest
Thanks for another neat project Alan. I don’t have any experience using tagua nuts, but I wonder if they are at all oily, and if that might have kept the CA and epoxy from making a good bond with them. Just a thought.
Lou
Very nice, looks too delicate for a beginner….