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    Default Red gum vase.

    Hi all, I just had to show you this Red gum vase, the colour and the figure in it is just amazing, hope the photos do it justice. It measures 6 1/2" x 4" high. Cheers Harry. P1070209.jpg P1070213.jpgP1070212.jpgP1070214.jpgP1070215.jpgCan I ask, what are your thoughts on filling in cracks, like on the top of this vase, I feel that a filled in crack is even less natural. And nature's not perfect anyway. I don't know, just thinking aloud.

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    Man...what you turners can do with lumps of firewood blows me away every single time.
    Lovely stuff
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    wow that is awesome! what did you finish it with? I would leave the cracks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedShirtGuy View Post
    Man...what you turners can do with lumps of firewood blows me away every single time.
    Lovely stuff
    Funny you should say that Redshirtguy, this was the last piece of red gum my brother was saving for his fireplace before I err, borrowed it.Chuck I after sanding to 1200 grade, I polished it with
    U-beaut EEE-ultra shine and
    U-beaut Shellawax Friction polish.

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    Yum, beautiful grain and finish

    Take another look at finish in a week or two, then let us know how it is going, red-gum can suck up the best of finishes
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Yum, beautiful grain and finish

    Take another look at finish in a week or two, then let us know how it is going, red-gum can suck up the best of finishes
    I hope the finish stays as it is dai sensei, I haven't left a way for this vase to be remounted on the lathe to redo it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    Yum, beautiful grain and finish

    Take another look at finish in a week or two, then let us know how it is going, red-gum can suck up the best of finishes
    Yes, stunning finish. Redgum is the nastiest of timbers to move and warp, I always finish Redgum with some sort of oil (Danish perhaps?) to minimise the warp factor.
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    Gorgeous shape, grain and finish!!!

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    The vase is stunning just the way it is.

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    I really like the way red gum polishes up.
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    Superb bit of turning that really shows off the figure of the red gum! Wonderful.

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    hi harry,
    i think it looks great the way it is ,but leave it for a couple
    of weeks and see what happens, it might just be o.k.
    cheers smiife

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