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Turning a laminated wooden vase on the lathe

2012-10-15

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I've made a series of wooden vases and similar items by laminating contrasting boards, then turning them on the lathe. I like to use walnut, maple and either bloodwood or padauk to create a white/black/red theme. I almost never use stains, instead I just finish the wood with clear wipe-on polyurethane, using two coats for a fairly matte finish.


chopped the boards into square sections
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cover up the screw holes on the bottom
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continued using the roughing gouge
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finished the piece with just a wipe on polyurethane
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