Item # 21 A Small Vase
Item 021 is a small decorative vase. This unique vase is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. Pictured on the left it is a little smaller that its sibling Item # 22.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this vase and its sibling in the photos. This decorative vase measures 4 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 6 decorative rims bring out the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 021 is a small decorative vase. This unique vase is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. Pictured on the left it is a little smaller that its sibling Item # 22.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this vase and its sibling in the photos. This decorative vase measures 4 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 6 decorative rims bring out the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.
Item 021 is a small decorative vase. This unique vase is made from rare spalted walnut harvested from a neighbor’s tree that had to be removed. Pictured on the left it is a little smaller that its sibling Item # 22.
I once thought that spalting on walnut was impossible because of the natural juglone in walnut trees that is toxic to other plants/ insects. It turns out that spalting does happen but the effects are limited to the sap wood, which makes keeping the spalting difficult because the sap wood is a small part of the outer shell of the tree.
I was able to use a cut-off of a bowl blank to make this vase and its sibling in the photos. This decorative vase measures 4 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 6 decorative rims bring out the unique grain of this spalted walnut. This unique item is simply finished with shellac and polished with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.