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I was asked by a friend if I would make a flower vase, basically a wooden "cover" for a glass insert.
My friend then showed a lot of interest in how the vase was made. I did not take build pictures at the time. I am now making the latest version, so I am doing a build, but intended for a non-woodworker friend, so this will be lots of details and pictures many of you will feel are obvious.
I have a lot of pictures, and expect I should break this up into a number of posts. No idea how many post at this point.
So for the folks who want the "sound bite" version, I will fast forward to the end.
This is the flower vase I have just completed. This is sanded ready for finish to be applied.
I will put most of the pictures in an album so I can link without the constraint of only 5 embedded pictures in a post.
Where did this start?
I found a glass insert I liked at Craft Supplies.
It had a nice thick bottom which I thought would be useful for adding weight below to offset the load from flowers above.
The insert is 1 13/16in max (happens to be at the bottom) x 7.5in high.
Insert shown here for comparison.
I made this flower vase as my first "test" using a piece of 3in x 3in ash which was an offcut from the legs of a stand I made for my lathe.
The friend wanted a wider waist. So I made a "prototype" to see if he like this shape.
He liked this shape, so I then made him this vase, which he gave to his wife for Mother's Day.
He then asked if I could explain how this was made. Hence this post to document how I made the latest vase.
I will save this post so the folks who want the sound bite version do not need to continue reading.
My friend then showed a lot of interest in how the vase was made. I did not take build pictures at the time. I am now making the latest version, so I am doing a build, but intended for a non-woodworker friend, so this will be lots of details and pictures many of you will feel are obvious.
I have a lot of pictures, and expect I should break this up into a number of posts. No idea how many post at this point.
So for the folks who want the "sound bite" version, I will fast forward to the end.
This is the flower vase I have just completed. This is sanded ready for finish to be applied.
I will put most of the pictures in an album so I can link without the constraint of only 5 embedded pictures in a post.

Where did this start?
I found a glass insert I liked at Craft Supplies.
It had a nice thick bottom which I thought would be useful for adding weight below to offset the load from flowers above.
The insert is 1 13/16in max (happens to be at the bottom) x 7.5in high.
Insert shown here for comparison.

I made this flower vase as my first "test" using a piece of 3in x 3in ash which was an offcut from the legs of a stand I made for my lathe.

The friend wanted a wider waist. So I made a "prototype" to see if he like this shape.

He liked this shape, so I then made him this vase, which he gave to his wife for Mother's Day.

He then asked if I could explain how this was made. Hence this post to document how I made the latest vase.
I will save this post so the folks who want the sound bite version do not need to continue reading.