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I started turning this vase shortly after receiving it in a club wood raffle. It was still wet. It seemed to be perfect for a hollow form turning. I rough turned the outside and hollowed it while still green.

After coating it with a PVA based wood sealer from Craft Supplies USA, I let it dry for about 18 months. I weighed it periodically to assess how much moisture had been lost.

Remounting a dry but warped project is always part of the challenge. In this case I had placed a scrap disk over the entry to the inside to limit air movement. This now served as a tenon while I recut a tenon on the base.

Then on to cut off the sealer and trim the hollow form to final shape. I wanted a smooth curve.

In this case I used a sanding pad to remove the last of the nub on the bottom. I put the sanding pad in a #2 Morse taper collet sized to the pad’s shaft. Then a drawbar holds the collet securely to the spindle. This works better than a Jacobs chuck in the spindle.

This vase is finished with walnut oil.It measures about 6 inches in diameter and 5 inches tall.

Enjoy!