Gerald Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 This Spalted Magnolia hollow form is turned from wood from the old Federal Courthouse in Jackson,MS. The tree was cut down by a subcontractor who was not supposed to do that. I asked my DIL what her favorite color was and got pink as the answer. So I did a light red, then use acrylic paint on the rim for a "crowning " touch.Then we went to visit and I left this in a bag at home. Oh the inside is painted with Black Gesso since spalting was bad enough I could not get a good finish inside so with the black no reflection and difficult to see bottom. Chips N Dust, Stick486 and Steve Krumanaker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Very nice Gerald! Nice lines. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Your daughter is probably very sad no to get that beautiful vase. I pull the same forgetting trick more often than I would like to admit. The mind is always looking ahead instead of the task at hand. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 I can't think of anything that can continue to keep history, in our minds, than creating something from a piece of wood with this much background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Altier Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 VERY NICE. Since it is very old, I was wondering if the color we see has oxidized and is much darker than original? Its probably more than 100 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 How did you get the two-tone lip around the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) The color is Chestnut Stain (red diluted about 4 ml in 20 ml alcohol). The rim I did someting unusual on the turning by spliting the bead or in other words I dis a modified vee. Then I painted the vee with gold acrylic paint. So yes I do use paint sometimes. Thanks for the comments Edited August 25, 2016 by Gerald left off something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Very Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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