Woodturning Olive Vase - Green to Dry to Finished

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The last time I visited Arizona, I brought back some trunks of olive and mesquite. This piece was a smaller section from an olive tree. Most of the piece was sapwood without the usual dramatic heartwood figure. Observing this and talking it over with the wood, we decided to turn a vase. The wood was still wet so we had to rough turn it and let it dry. While rough turning, a drill took care of the pith - the root of all evil cracks.

A year later, we decided it was dry enough to finish turning. It is finished with shellac friction polish and buffed to a nice sheen.

The vase is 3 inches in diameter and seven inches tall.

Enjoy!

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