Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
This the last piece of the yellow cedar log I have been lathing hollow vessels. I had another design that I wanted to try. It was to have a pointed end that would sit into a holder with holes in the sides of it, and also a finial that had a ball with holes and hollowed out inside. It was a challenge but enjoyable and came out to some extend like I wanted. I would make improvement on the next one.This seems like the only picture of constructing it. The last step, it was larger at this point while I did the major turning, at the end turning it down to as sharp a p;point as I could.
Then I made the finial and base for the pointy project. I made the base first and bored 4 holes in it, The next ime I would do 6 to make it more open and delicate. When I did the finial I needed to make six holes to make it look right.
I was planning from the beginning to paint the base and finial black, but finished it natural to see what it would look like natural and provide a sealed base for the paint.
In the end I had to see what it looked like black, which one do you like the best.
The other hollow turning I did I believe was the first one I tried this spring, more traditional shape, pictured above, after that I experimented other more demanding shapes and bases.Thanks for looking and comments are much appreciated. Everyone keep working in your shops and stay safe.