Madrone lidded vessel

[JD1137]

My buddies and I bought out an interesting wood collection which included some decent sized chunks of Madrone burl. The pieces were rough-turned on their exterior to a somewhat basketball shape.

Anyway, they looked kind of intriguing so I decided to make something out of one of the pieces.

This is about 7” tall and 6+ inches wide. Put one coat of satin poly on it just to show off the color.

 

[trc65]

Cool looking piece. The lid and knob add a nice contrast to the shape. I'd call it a cookie jar but, ....

 

[Mike Hill]

Something's missing! Otherwise gorgeous!

 

[DLJeffs]

I think that's a really cool looking vessel. Looking at the interior view of the lid I don't know how you kept it in one piece. Well done. You guys amaze me how you can turn these pieces with big holes and cracks in them. Very cool.

 

[Lou Currier]

At what point did you finally realize that it was going to hold together

 

[JD1137]

At what point did you finally realize that it was going to hold together

No pucker whatsoever.
I turned the lid first and the top (knob) was the tenon.
Was able to size the body opening to the top, then finished the “top knob” by placing it in a set of 4” jaws and turning off the tenon.
I know…….TMI ….