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    At a recent club craft sale a young lady wanted to buy this small vase and asked if I could make a lid for it . She wanted it to store her cat's ashes in . This is what I came up with . It's about 100mm diam by 120mm high . Finish is DO .
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    Urns for ashes both animal and human remains are quite common in the USA. Looks good Ted.
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    very nice vase indeed, i think it looks better without the lid but that is required.

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    Hi ted , looks good mate , well done , a threaded lid
    could be an advantage , just incase of an accidental spillage!!
    Cheers smiife

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    Quote Originally Posted by smiife View Post
    Hi ted , looks good mate , well done , a threaded lid
    could be an advantage , just incase of an accidental spillage!!
    What he said
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    Of course the form is going to look better without the lid, but, it also looks pretty darn good with the lid. To keep the look as in the first picture, a recessed flared lid would have done the job also. It's something for me to think about doing on my next hollow form.
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    a missed opportunity?
    the customer no doubt really liked your work and the shape of the vase -- as I do -- perhaps next time suggest a custom urn?
    regards from Alberta, Canada

    ian

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    I think the lid and vase look fine together. If the lid is not snug in the vase, a strip of black masking tape around the plug part of the lid might do the trick. A thin piece of sheet cork would be better.
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    Possibly a groove and appropriate sized 'O' ring.
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    Thanks for the comments.
    If I had been making an urn from scratch I would probably have made a threaded lid for it . I was going to suggest to the buyer that she run a bead of hot melt glue under the top of the lid before inserting it .
    Ted

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