Woodturning Vessel With Lid – Wood From Puerto Rico
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The Puerto Rican woodturning club sent me the wood for this project after I gave them a zoom (IRD) demonstration earlier this year. They had won the demonstration due to their club members’ participation in last year’s Christmas Ornament Challenge.
This wood is Teca (probably Teak in English) starting at 6x6x5. The lid was cut from the top of the vessel with a 45 degree cut to the center. Then the lid was inset to the base container. The vessel is 5.5 inches diameter and 4 inches tall, finished with walnut oil.
I had planned to finish the bottom using an expansion grip with metal jaws. They did not fit. Instead, I used my DIY wood soft jaws in yet another context.
Links:
Three Options For DIY Soft Jaws
Enjoy.
Beautiful! Love the wood and how the lid is incorporated into the bowl. I will try this very soon but seems challenging. Good day!!
The most challenging is parting off the lid. Find you least tall parting tool.
Alan