Star Vase

Nice work I like it

Like the featured ring. Wood is amazing.

Not bad for a first attempt at the star pattern. The symmetrical placing of the 'eyes' is excellent. How did you get that placed so well and symmetrically?

Hi Jan, thanks for the complement. The "eyes" were made by gluing two layers of veneer and a thin (5mm thick) piece of Lacewood or Ironwood to each segment of the feature ring after the ring was attached to the bottom two rings. Using this process. it is very important that each segment face (before turning) of the feature ring runs true to the centre axis of the lathe. That means the distance from each face to the centre axis must be exactly the same. I used my lathe mounted router to skim the face of each feature ring segment before attaching the two veneer strips and Lacewood or Ironwood to the feature ring. Refer to the explanation of the Lathe-mounted Router in the Jigs & Tools Forum in WTP.

Well done on the alignment Dereck; your wood selection for your eyes is cool. I'm debating myself regarding the height of the throat; love the overall piece!