Alabaster Vase

6 x 6 1/2 from a block about 7 x 8 just over 30 pounds my biggest block yet. approx 1/4" thick throughout. after parting off I used the left over to make a lid with bloodwood for the knob. wax buffed.

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Larry Charlot

Registered: October 2005
Location: Yakima, WA
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Date: Sun January 20, 2008
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Keywords: alabaster stone vase

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Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

some nice piece there, Larry. Looks like the light really shines through well. I'm betting that 2-4 voltive candles placed in the bottom with the lights turned down would be a great start to a night of adventure. Super nice. 8-)

#1 Sun January 20, 2008 5:03am

golfr

WOW, I like this!

#2 Sun January 20, 2008 2:00pm

Gary Ljostad

Larry you are getting very good at this stuff. This piece is beautiful. How do you get the stone ready for the lathe. It must be very out of balance and shape. Do you carve it to some semblance of a cylinder first? Great work. Gary.

#3 Sun January 20, 2008 2:08pm

Gary Ljostad

Just out of curiosity , how do you hold stone on the lathe?

#4 Sun January 20, 2008 2:09pm

Larry Charlot

Thanks guys, I put the block on the lathe this time glued to a block of wood, I also have a 1" pin chuck. the piece started off as a block, wears you out till you get a cylinder. You can cut the piece with a saw, but you WILL hit quartz and toast the saw.

#5 Sun January 20, 2008 3:59pm

Mike Baber

What they said... very nice Larry, your becoming quite a alabaster artist!!!

Wizzy

#6 Sun January 20, 2008 4:51pm

Mark Damron

Very nice, I think your just scraching the surface with these materials.Can't wait to see what's next.

#7 Sun January 20, 2008 6:38pm

MIKE Durham

Mike Durham

You done real good, Larry. Have you tryed Soapstone?

Mike

#8 Tue January 22, 2008 3:43pm