Tuck's Turnings

Vase Gallery

Get to know me better by taking a look at some of my bodies of work. This may help you with deciding on how you want your project to move forward. If you click on each photo it will expand just that photo for you.

Weed Pot

This vase is Myrtle wood Burl 7” round 2 ½” thick. Turned on the lathe then drilled and cut to make the vase. These do not hold water they are meant for dry arrangements only. Special order ones can be done to hold water with a test tube.
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Tall Maple Burl Vase

This vase is Maple Burl 18” tall 6” round. See the face in the top of the vase pure accident.
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Olive Wood Vase

This vase is Olive wood 12” tall 3 ½” round. This piece was turned out of a solid branch using the shape of the branch for the base of the vase.
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Myrtle Wood Vase

This Vase is Myrtle wood 11”tall 9” round. These piece is one of my earlier turned pieces.
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Mountain Ash Vase

This vase is Alaskan White Birch 8” tall 5” Round. This piece was turned then had the design of the mountain ash leaves carved into the side of the vase. The leaves were then wood burned for detail. The berries were added to the wood burned stems at the end. The berries are made of Chakte-kok.
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Flower Vase

This vase is Lacewood 12” tall 4” round. This vase was turned and hollowed then carved into a flower at the top.
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Camphor Burl Vase

The Vase is Camphor Burl 10” tall 4”round , lid is African Blackwood . The camphor burl vase and lid where turned on a lathe.
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Maple Wood Vase

This vase is Maple Burl 4” tall 2” round. This vase was turned leaving the points from the merastamatic burl stems on the top of the vase.
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Large Maple Burl Wood Vase

This vase is Maple Burl 12” tall 8” round. This vase was turned leaving the points from the merastamatic burl stems on the top of the vase. The vase was hollowed out using a hooked tool to get under the lip of the top.
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Tidal Wave

This vase is Hawaiian Mango 11” tall 4” round. This vase was first turned then cut and shaped. Kai’e’e is Hawaiian for tidal wave.
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Bent Wood Vase

This vase is Bubinga turned and then carved to appear as if it were steamed and bent. This piece took a blue ribbon a the Fur Rendezvous exhibit at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska
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Acacia Burl Vase

This Acacia burlvase stood 8” high and 5” round. The vase was turned green and then let to dry and then finished. The wrinkles in the finish are due to the drying process this vase felt really cool.
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Corseted Vase

This Redwood vase is 10” tall 31/2” round. This piece was turned, cut then drilled for laces. The laces are deer hide and the beads on the ends of the Laces are Amboyna burl beads.
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Antler Vase

This vase is 14" tall it has a Mesquite Base, White Birch funnel, copper wire, antler and leather.
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