Item # 22 A Small Vase
Item #22 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. It is picture on the right next to its sibling. It is a little darker and a smidge taller than item #21
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 both of these vases.
This decorative vase measures 4 3/8 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 5 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 #22 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. It is picture on the right next to its sibling. It is a little darker and a smidge taller than item #21
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 both of these vases.
This decorative vase measures 4 3/8 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 5 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 #22 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. It is picture on the right next to its sibling. It is a little darker and a smidge taller than item #21
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 both of these vases.
This decorative vase measures 4 3/8 inches tall and 2 ½ inches at the widest point. I enjoy the bullet shape and how the 5 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.