Bud Vase

[holmqer]

Redwood Burl Bud Vase, finished with Waterlox. I've been playing with this rolled over rim form for a while, still hunting the elusive ideal proportions.

 

[mbroberg]

That is very cool!

 

[Jim15]

That's great.

 

[seamus7227]

Hey that looks great! I really like the rolled over form too, i agree, it is tricky trying to get it to have just the right look!!

 

[bbuis]

WOW. That looks great

 

[Craftdiggity]

Very nicely done. The finish looks great too.

 

[nava1uni]

Nice looking. Proportionally speaking the top is a little too large in relation to the bottom. If you reduced the size so that it is not larger then the bottom it will be better balanced and less top heavy(both visually and in terms of tipping over.

 

[phillywood]

Redwood Burl Bud Vase, finished with Waterlox. I've been playing with this rolled over rim form for a while, still hunting the elusive ideal proportions.

it looks good but I have to side with cindy, BTW, waht is a Bud Vase anyways for the sake of a city boy?

 

[holmqer]

Nice looking. Proportionally speaking the top is a little too large in relation to the bottom. If you reduced the size so that it is not larger then the bottom it will be better balanced and less top heavy(both visually and in terms of tipping over.

Great suggestion, that's the sort of feedback I was looking for, ideas for improvement in the proportions. I had made an earlier one which was as wide as tall, and I think the rim size worked there, but agree with you, the rim looks a bit overpowering.

 

[holmqer]

it looks good but I have to side with cindy, BTW, waht is a Bud Vase anyways for the sake of a city boy?

The idea is a vase to hold small dried flowers. Rather than a large opening, the opening is suitable for only a single stem or two (5/8" in this case). The whole thing is around 6" tall so no long stem roses. It's the sort of thing you might see on a desk to liven things up, rather than a center piece large table.

 

[broitblat]

Nice looking piece of wood and great looking form and finish on the result. I do agree that the rim would probably look better with a smaller circumference than the base, but I like the idea of the rolled rim.

-Barry

 

[Rangertrek]

Very nice work on the vase. I really like the rolled rim. Regarding the proportions, think of the design as I learned it in architecture school.
The concept is Mama, Pappa, Baby.

The bottom of your vase is Pappa, the middle is Baby, and the top would be Mama. Mama needs to be a little smaller than Pappa and bigger than Baby.

Look at a few buildings and sculpted forms and you will see this concept. Three forms with progressive sizes.
Looking forward to seeing the next version.

 

[holmqer]

I think I will try a smaller rim next time. Oddly enough, a shorter bud vase with the same rim and base relationship seems to work, at least as far as the rim and base are concerned.