Ive had the idea for a winged vase but have been waiting for a suitable piece of timber. This branch came from hacking the dead wood out of one of the garden shrubs, one of the Hakea's. This is what I started with.
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After some careful and gentle turning this is what I came up with.
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Was rather nervous as I started turning but the piece felt quite solid once in the chuck. The branch was still partly green and turned quite easily and fortunately it didn't demand a blood sacrifice. The piece of wood isn't brilliant but is growing on us now that it has been finished.
Basically just tried this out of interest .
C&C welcome
Tony