A successful "redesign" opportunity

[MillerTurnings]

I started out with plans to make a bowl with a 2nd generation feature ring in the design of Crown of Thorns for Easter. Imagine my surprise when I glued it up and the diameter was only half as large as planned. Yep, through a slight (by half) miscalculation, a redesign opportunity opened up. The bowl became a flower vase, but I still like it.

I had one extra segment left over, so it became a pen. Now I have a matching set for a conversation starter. :handshake:

C&C's welcome....

 

[Charlie_W]

Wonderful vase! I'm glad you had at re-design opportunity!

 

[randyrls]

Beautiful and just perfect for a rose bud welcoming a new life to the world!

 

[mark james]

While all the second generation segments look excellent, all the higher segments also look excellent.

Well done, and it looks as if you planned all that!

 

[Jim15]

Looks great to me.

 

[campzeke]

Very nice .... on both pieces!

 

[Gary Beasley]

Love it!

 

[thewishman]

Beautiful work! Love the design and the woods are perfect.

 

[robutacion]

Geezz, for something that was segmented to be a bowl, I reckon I would have troubles segmented it deliberately to be a vase to come up that good, great job on it. The pen looks great too, congrats...!

Cheers
George

 

[TellicoTurning]

There are no mistakes in wood turning, only re-design opportunities.

 

[BeeAMaker]

Beautifully awesome vase and pen - but I'm curious. At what point did you realize it was half size?

 

[BeeAMaker]

sorry double post

 

[MillerTurnings]

Thanks to all for the comments. It didn't dawn on me that it was half size until I glued up the feature ring. I was happy the joints were fitting so well together, and was busy patting myself on the back. The design process was OK, I just made half as many segments as I needed. Don't know what I was thinking. I may go back and try it again later, just to see how it would look in a traditional bowl shape.

 

[BeeAMaker]

I was happy the joints were fitting so well together,

I have leaned to stop and take a second look because I know now that when something goes smoothly - Something is wrong. :biggrin: